(n.) The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (/) corresponding with the English i.
(n.) A very small quantity or degree; a jot; a particle.
Example Sentences:
(1) The relationship with the classical formula R = iota rho sigma G is explained with a Taylor expansion about a zero value of the correlation factor.
(2) "Had Obama even an iota of ethics and morality, he should have postponed or shelved his trip," it said.
(3) Our previous studies (Pattison, S. E., and Dunn, M. F. (1975), Biochemistry 14, 2733) have shown that the reaction of divalent metal ion chelators with the 140 000 mol wt mouse submaxillary nerve growth factor protein (7S NGF) activates the iota-subunit esteropeptidase activity ca.
(4) Point two: within that “rest of the world” (and the way her eyes follow you as the queue inches past the promotional stand for the loose-leaf stuff) resides every iota of the woman’s cod-inclusive, folksy megalomania.
(5) It was found that all iota-globulins were catabolized in a similar fashion, and that the type of carrier erythrocytes (isologous or heterologous) had no influence on catabolism.
(6) C. perfringens iota toxin ADP-ribosylated all actin isoforms tested, whereas C. botulinum C2 toxin did not modify alpha-skeletal muscle actin or alpha-cardiac muscle actin.
(7) Iota toxin ADP-ribosylated actin in the G-A complex from human platelets as effectively as skeletal muscle actin.
(9) The iota toxin of Clostridium perfringens type E is a guinea pig dermonecrotic, mouse lethal toxin which cross-reacts with the iota-like toxin of Clostridium spiroforme.
(10) It is suggested, therefore, that complexes of mu and the 'surrogate' light chains omega and iota play a role in this process.
(11) These improved analytical methods have been applied successfully to kappa-, iota-, and lambda-carrageenans, as well as some agars.
(12) This finding suggests that C. perfringens iota ADP-ribosylates the same amino acid in skeletal muscle and non-muscle actin as does C. botulinum C2 toxin in non-muscle actin.
(13) Mononuclear phagocytes harvested from peritoneal cavities of mice injected intraperitoneally 24 h previously with iota carrageenan were invariably vacuolated or lysed.
(14) Each protein component of the toxin, iota a (ia) or iota b (ib), appeared as a single band by gradient or sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and yielded a single immunoprecipitin arc by crossed immunoelectrophoresis with homologous antiserum.
(15) When pure isolates of C. spiroforme were administered to two normal healthy rabbits, the rabbits developed identical disease and shed both the organism and the iota-toxin.
(16) The data suggest that iota toxin is a representative of a novel class of ADP-ribosylating toxins.
(17) The substrate specificities of the actin-ADP-ribosylating toxins, Clostridium botulinum C2 toxin and Clostridium perfringens iota toxin were studied by using five different preparations of actin isoforms: alpha-skeletal muscle actin, alpha-cardiac muscle actin, gizzard gamma-smooth muscle actin, spleen beta- and gamma-cytoplasmic actin, and aortic smooth muscle actin containing alpha- and gamma-smooth muscle actin isoforms.
(18) We have examined rabbit lymphocytes from several tissue sources for membrane immunoglobulins with anti-antiserum for alpha, mu and iota heavy chains, as well as with an antiserum specific for a rabbit thymus lymphocyte antigen (RTLA).
(19) The Sa cross-reacted immunologically with either the light chain of C. perfringens E iota toxin or the ADP-ribosyl transferase from C. difficile 196 strain.
(20) Characterization of a membrane-IgM-negative variant cell line derived from the murine B-cell line 38C-13 revealed the absence of light chains and the presence of polypeptides with an apparent molecular size of 18 kDa and 14 kDa, previously denoted omega and iota and characteristic of pre-B cells.
Scintilla
Definition:
(n.) A spark; the least particle; an iota; a tittle.
Example Sentences:
(1) But there's not a scintilla of doubt in Kurzweil's mind about this.
(2) "I don't believe that the Conservative and Liberal coalition has yet come to terms with the fact that they've no mandate to run Scotland, no mandate whatsoever, not a scintilla of a mandate," he said.
(3) Its conclusions, a number of which point unerringly to the guilt of Sacco and none of which add a scintilla to the case against Vanzetti, are analyzed in this paper, which is in two parts.
(4) So whether any of the above is the same as wielding a scintilla of power or real influence over anyone but the already terminally idiotic is deeply debatable.
(5) Belittling comments like these don't warm Republicans' hearts to help Obama advance one scintilla of an issue in his second term.
(6) He says only journalists and politicians would be interested in putting names to salary numbers that look like lottery wins and there is "not one scintilla of evidence that such a policy would improve corporate governance".
(7) They are totally untrue and are not supported by a scintilla of evidence.
(8) The Abbott government trumpets turnbacks as the key to stopping the flow of unauthorised boats, and the Coalition is keen to exploit any scintilla of difference between itself and Labor when it comes to deterrence policies.
(9) Doctors have never been much given to saying sorry, presumably because to admit a scintilla of self-doubt would paralyse the scalpel hand while opening up the prospect of a damages claim worth at least a couple of hip replacements.
(10) Billy Hayes, general secretary of the CWU, said: "Shares will make no scintilla of difference to postal workers who are far more concerned about their jobs.