(n.) A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species (Lates Niloticus) inhabits the Nile, and another (L. calcarifer) is found in the Ganges and other Indian rivers. They are valued as food fishes.
Example Sentences:
(1) It is followed by rapid neurobehavioral deterioration in late infancy or early childhood, a developmental arrest, plateauing, and then either a course of retarded development or continued deterioration.
(2) We have addressed the effect of late intensification with autologous bone marrow transplantation on SCLC through a randomized clinical trial.
(3) The promoters of the adenovirus 2 major late gene, the mouse beta-globin gene, the mouse immunoglobulin VH gene and the LTR of the human T-lymphotropic retrovirus type I were tested for their transcription activities in cell-free extracts of four cell lines; HeLa, CESS (Epstein-Barr virus-transformed human B cell line), MT-1 (HTLV-I-infected human T cell line without viral protein synthesis), and MT-2 (HTLV-I-infected human T cell line producing viral proteins).
(4) A domain containing a CA repeat, similar to ones found in other late, cAMP-induced Dictyostelium genes, is required for cAMP-induced and developmental expression.
(5) This experimental system allows separation of three B lymphocyte developmental stages: early differentiation in vitro, progression to IgM secretion in vivo, and late differentiation dependent upon mature T lymphocytes in vivo.
(6) Thus, successful thrombolysis decreases the frequency of ventricular ectopic activity and late potentials in the early postinfarction phase.
(7) We conclude that the rat somatosympathetic reflex consists of an early excitatory component due to the early activation of RVL-spinal sympathoexcitatory neurons with rapidly conducting axons and a later peak that may arise from the late activation of these same neurons as well as the early activation of RVL vasomotor neurons with more slowly conducting spinal axons.
(8) Blocks of hippocampal tissue containing the fascia dentata were taken from late embryonic and newborn rats and transplanted to the hippocampal region of other newborn and young adult rats.
(9) Psychological well-being and the level of psychological autonomy were studied in a group of 109 Jewish late adolescents in the USSR.
(10) He’s been so consistent this season.” Barkley took the two late penalties because the regular taker, Romelu Lukaku, had been withdrawn at half-time with a back injury that is likely to keep the striker out of Saturday’s trip to Stoke City.
(11) The use of an absorbable material may alleviate potential late complications associated with implantation of nonabsorbable materials.
(12) The fact that IL-3, GM-CSF, and IL-5 regulate basophil function and viability in vitro demonstrates possible mechanisms for the regulation of basophil function and viability in IgE-mediated reactions (especially in late-phase reactions) in vivo by these factors.
(13) The rate of accumulation was highest late in infection and only the slower migrating form incorporates significant amounts of glucosamine.
(14) Results obtained from cumulative labeling and pulse-labeling and chase experiments with cells from late gastrulae, yolk plug-stage embryos, and neurulae showed that the 30S RNA is an intermediate in rRNA processing and is derived from 40S pre-rRNA and processed to 28S rRNA.
(15) In late May, more than 50 residents of Ust-Usa protested the effects of oil drilling and plans for a new oil well near the village.
(16) After early repair of congenital cardiovascular defects, such as coarctation of the aorta, late stenosis may become a problem.
(17) The Very Late Antigens (VLAs) are alpha beta heterodimeric transmembrane proteins mediating cell-substratum as well as cell-cell interactions.
(18) To determine if late viral genes contribute to target cell lysis, phosphonoacetic acid (PAA), an inhibitor of DNA polymerase activity, was used to block DNA replication that is required for expression of late viral proteins.
(19) Five late strokes were ipsilateral (1.8%) and six were contralateral (2.1%) to the operated carotid artery.
(20) Unrecognized flexion injuries of the cervical spine may lead to late instability and neurologic damage.
Nates
Definition:
(n. pl.) The buttocks.
(n. pl.) The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes.
(n. pl.) The umbones of a bivalve shell.
Example Sentences:
(1) The New York Times' Nate Silver does that thing he does where he uses data to explain everything you ever wanted to know about a particular subject: Support for same-sex marriage is increasing — but is it doing so at a faster rate than in the past?
(2) "We've always wanted to do something like this, but there were limitations in the past that prevented us from doing it," marketing manager Nate Weinstein told the Associated Press.
(3) 4.59pm BST "My fiancee have decided to get married in whichever country wins the World Cup so this game really has me torn," sobs Nate Philipps.
(4) "Four members of Hertha's first team squad use only one name," writes Nate Elliott.
(5) The festival programme also features Nate Parker’s new American epic, The Birth of a Nation , which won the grand jury prize at the Sundance festival at the beginning of the year.
(6) Meanwhile, there’s a core of first baseman Anthony Rizzo, shortstop Starlin Castro and outfield Nate Schierholtz, who just have to get better if there’s to be any offensive improvement.
(7) That matches a similar percentage Republicans needed to win the house before the 2010 elections, and is very similar to a curve produced by Nate Silver before the 2012 elections.
(8) The Nationals may have little choice but to lean on Nate McLouth, a former Pirates, Braves and Orioles outfielder, for whom they dropped $10.75m on over two years this past offseason for in for situations such as these - so far he's hitting .111.
(9) I guess the moral of the story is: don’t trust the polls, not even Nate Silver.
(10) On the other hand, Nate Silver, the New York Times election data blogger, could demonstrably show that a disproportionate amount of Times traffic came to him personally.
(11) Denver's Wilson Chandler scored 17 points, Nate Robinson added 16, and Kenneth Faried had a key block and transition dunk with 33 seconds left to lift the Nuggets past the Washington Wizards 75-74.
(12) Family, colleagues and MPs pay tribute to PC Keith Palmer Read more Nate Kizerian, a longtime friend, said Cochran was a vital member of the local music scene.
(13) Illustration: Nate Kitch for the Guardian Slahi’s new cell was to be structured to prevent light from shining in.
(14) I’ve lived here for 20 years and I lost count of the number of times I was stopped and frisked by the police by the time I was in high school,” said Nate Jeffrey, 32, a mechanic with the city’s transit authority.
(15) 6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione and 7-chlorokynure-nate suppressed the NMDA response but significantly less potently in cerebellar mRNA-injected oocytes than in cerebral mRNA-injected oocytes.
(16) The neonatal death nate and the incidence of IVH were significantly higher in infants weighing less than 750g than in those weighing 1,000g or more.
(17) Darryl Roberts put one in late in the 43rd minute and Nate Thornton finished the job in the 90th minute.
(18) This challenge was explaining the news , with Vox.com joining Nate Silver's ESPN-backed FiveThirtyEight site and the New York Times' The Upshot in a new wave of data-driven explanatory news services .
(19) We should have expected far more ‘shy Tories’.” Nate Silver, the man once lauded as an elections oracle for his detailed predictions, was wildly out, putting the Conservatives at “about 280 seats, Labour at about 265”.
(20) The polls swung about one percentage point in Obama’s direction shortly thereafter, Nate Silver estimated .