(n.) A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree, but to some extent on other trees, by the Coccus lacca, a scale-shaped insect, the female of which fixes herself on the bark, and exudes from the margin of her body this resinous substance.
Example Sentences:
(1) Fifty-six percent of Lac+ transconjugants were resistant to the S. cremoris M12R lytic phage.
(2) We have previously shown that about 90% of total Escherichia coli lac repressor synthesized in mammalian cells is located in the cytoplasm [Hu and Davidson, Cell 48 (1987) 555-566].
(3) Hfr strains B4 and B8 transfer the Escherichia coli chromosome in opposite directions, each transferring lac(+) as the last known marker.
(4) Combined with histological analysis, these results suggest a more rapid recovery of normal spermatogenesis after physical insult with LAC treatment.
(5) The F'lac+ episome of Escherichia coli origin was transferred by conjugation with frequencies of 10(-7) to 10(-5) from Erwinia amylovora to 14 out of 15 Salmonella typhimurium trp female parents.
(6) A protein identical in properties to FIII L. casei lac was isolated from clones of E. coli carrying this DNA insert.
(7) Only one monoclonal antibody strongly inhibited cAMP binding by CRP, and this was accompanied by a consequent strong inhibition of both lac DNA binding and abortive initiation by RNA polymerase.
(8) These ends were cloned separately in lambdapMu hybrid particles that derived from a single Mu lysogen in the lac Z part of lambdaplac5.
(9) The structure of F13, a plasmid containing lac, purE, and proC, has been determined by heteroduplex analysis.
(10) In this case, resistance markers were lost when the transductants became Lac- but the derivatives remained copper resistant.
(11) Circular dichroic studies and hydropathy profiling of the amino-acid sequence of this 'lac' permease suggest a secondary structure in which the polypeptide consists of 12 hydrophobic segments in alpha-helical conformation that traverse the membrane in zig-zag fashion connected by shorter, hydrophilic domains with most of the charged residues and many of the residues commonly found in beta-turns.
(12) The strength of the STII gene promoter was compared with that of the ompF and lac operons, which were similarly fused to the lacZ gene.
(13) From the results of potassium iodide quenching of fluorescence from the tryptophans, and from attempts to react the native lac repressor with dimethyl(2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzyl) sulfonium bromide and 2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzyl bromide, we propose that tryptophan residue 209 is involved in a conformational change of the protein upon binding of inducer, but does not come in direct contact with inducer.
(14) In cells growing with interdivision times of 27, 36, and 55 min, the F'lac replicated at various stages in the division cycle but always at approximately the same time as initiation of chromosome replication.
(15) Expression of the blood group carbohydrates was similar in follicular and radicular cysts but differed from that seen in odontogenic keratocysts by the failure to detect N-lac in the latter.
(16) The phage lambda operator OR1 and a 18 base pair symmetric lac operator have been studied by high resolution NMR.
(17) Deletions covering all or part of the transfer region, as well as of lac and of pif, were obtained in the course of this analysis.
(18) A Mud(Ap, lac) prophage has been shown to be inserted into the ptsH gene of E. coli.
(19) From transient expression studies of the fusion gene between the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase and lac genes, it was found that the lacCAP binding site could act as an enhancer activity on the SV40 promoter, and also as an additive enhancer activity to the SV40 enhancer in HeLa cells.
(20) Expression of chlD-lac was increased in cells grown with nitrate.
Lakh
Definition:
(n.) One hundred thousand; also, a vaguely great number; as, a lac of rupees.
(n.) Same as Lac, one hundred thousand.
Example Sentences:
(1) Immunization coverage evaluation surveys were carried out for a 2.4 lakh rural and 2.2 lakh urban population of Delhi by the cluster sampling method.
(2) Lowering the window, I hear a cacophony of voices attempting to sell me a new property: “We offer a two-bedroom flat for only 22 lakh rupees [£21,500], ma’am!” “We have better amenities and a brilliant location to boot, ma’am!” “Ma’am, our company has been building flats for more than 20 years and has a brilliant reputation!” The scene is reminiscent of vegetable vendors hawking in crowded market places throughout India .
(3) To improve the quality of MCH services, a Home Based Mothers Card (HBMC) prepared and recommended by World Health Organization was adapted to Indian situation, and introduced in 1.5 lakh population of rural area covered by 6 participating centres under the aegis of Indian Council of Medical Research.
(4) In 2011, the base rate of pay for surrogate mothers in one Mumbai clinic was 2 lakh (£2,060).
(5) It is incumbent on the government to establish more than 3 lakh hospital beds in the next 13 years to meet the target of 1 bed for 1,000 people in concordance with the objectives of the Bhore Committee.
(6) Clinical observations of 1265 leprosy cases identified in the course of the above surveys covering a total population of nearly 1.8 lakhs of school children are presented.
(7) So she and her husband took out a loan of 3 lakh more and bought their home.
(8) So, in 2011, surrogates were paid at most 2.75 lakh (£2,835).
(9) She believed 4 lakh would have been fairer compensation (women who delivered one child were paid 2 lakh, or 2.5 lakh if they underwent a caesarean section).
(10) But he thinks it would cost eight to 10 lakh [$8-10,000] and….” There’s no end to the sentence.
(11) Sonali had already borne a child, despite her husband’s reservations, for an Israeli couple, in December 2012, for which she had been paid 2.5 lakh rupees (£2,580), which had not been enough to buy the house outright.
(12) Prevalence rates of leprosy in 6 endemic districts in Andhra Pradesh, India with a population of 168.71 lakhs (1981 census) were studied before and after screening of registered cases.
(13) But you cannot buy a house for 2 lakh in Ulhasnagar.
(14) In the past eight years, Laxmi, who works as a project co-ordinator at Stop Acid Attacks , a New Delhi-based organisation that supports survivors, has undergone seven reconstructive operations at an estimated total cost of Rs 30 lakh (£34,000).