(n.) A large species of American grass of the genus Zea (Z. Mays), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn. Also, its seed, growing on cobs, and used as food for men animals.
Example Sentences:
(1) Their contour lengths varied from 0.28 to 51 micron, but unlike in the case of maize, a large difference was not observed in the distribution of molecular classes greater than 1.0 micron between N and S cytoplasms of sugar beet.
(2) The optimum is 30 degrees C for the maize isolate and only 20 degrees C for the haricot bean isolate.
(3) The lambs of the second group were given 1200-1500 g of concentrate pellets and 300 g chopped wheat straw, and those of the third group were given 800 and 1050 g each of concentrate pellets, and 540 g and 720 g of pellets of whole maize plant containing 40 per cent.
(4) Fumonisins are mycotoxins produced by strains belonging to several different mating populations of Gibberella fujikuroi (anamorphs, Fusarium section Liseola), a major pathogen of maize and sorghum worldwide.
(5) Additionally, the component parts of Mu elements exist separately in the maize genome.
(6) The orf25 coding region shares greater than 85% identity with orf25 sequences from maize, tobacco and wheat, suggesting that orf25 may code for a conserved protein product.
(7) A pollen-specific cDNA clone, Zmc13, has been isolated from a cDNA library constructed to poly(A) RNA from mature maize pollen.
(8) In vivo, in vitro, and in situ plant assays are presented, and the maize wx locus assay is discussed.
(9) When electroporated into maize protoplasts from a suspension cell line not synthesizing anthocyanins, reporter genes with Bz2, Bz1, and A1 promoters are expressed only when both R and C1 expression plasmids are co-electroporated.
(10) The promoter segment of a plant gene (maize alcohol dehydrogenase 1 (Adh 1)) has been fused to two bacterial reporter genes, Ecogpt (1) and neo (2), in pSV2-derived vectors and introduced into cultured mammalian cells by DNA transfection.
(11) The primary amino acid sequence of the enzyme exhibits only 25.0% and 21.1% identity with 177 and 151 amino acid residues of maize glutathione S-transferase I and rat glutathione S-transferase Yb2, respectively.
(12) In studies with PEPC isolated from leaves of maize, an assay coupled with reduction of OAA to malate was compared with product analysis using high-performance liquid chromatography and an assay based on Pi release.
(13) The diet of pre-school children in this region of Kenya consists foremost of maize and milk.
(14) of fission neutrons for the induction of yellow-green sectors in maize.
(15) In-vitro, PAA showed the best bioadhesive properties, followed by modified maize starch and PEG with a mol.
(16) Three trials were conducted at the beginning of lactation, with maize silage, grass silage or grass silage and hay based diets.
(17) Each field is like a room: mostly wheat or pasture but occasionally barley, oilseed rape, maize or broad beans.
(18) The carboxy-terminal part of the maize homeodomain protein is related to the human Oct2 transcription factor, but homology to the POU specific domain is restricted to the POU-B subdomain.
(19) The staples of the poor consisted of one or two bulky carbohydrate meals (derivatives of different species of cocoyam, cassava, yam and maize) eaten with vegetable soup in palm oil, melon seeds, snail, occasional meat and fish.
(20) One pair of sheep was fed on the frozen grass and the other pair was fed on the grass-maize pellets.
Polenta
Definition:
(n.) Pudding made of Indian meal; also, porridge made of chestnut meal.
Example Sentences:
(1) 5 Pour the polenta on to two plates, arrange the grilled radicchio on top, then spoon the anchovy and rosemary sauce on top.
(2) Two hundred and fifty samples of five different foods: desserts, soups, mousses, pre-cooked "polenta" and mashed potatoes, were examined.
(3) Photograph: columbiahillen via GuardianWitness Growing up in Transylvania, one of the local delicacies was a dish called "blankets", made with polenta and cheese, as well as cream and bacon.
(4) In fact, I would be Hayley, had a troop of philanthropic Guardianistas not adopted me from a Yates's Wine Lodge car park in the late-90s, weaned me on a diet of polenta chips, broad bean-based mezze and exemplary goose eggs, and then imbued me with a love of special "Tandem Riding In Andalucia" travel supplements and freeing Burma or boycotting Burma, or whatever we're doing with Burma this week (I'm never sure).
(5) They may take some persuasion to eat ugali – a polenta-like dish – made from millet or cassava instead of maize.
(6) 4 Stir the butter and provolone through the polenta so they melt in, then season to taste.
(7) (Depending on the brand of polenta it could take up to 600ml water.)
(8) 2 In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, polenta, baking powder, salt, rosemary, crushed peppercorns and fennel.
(9) Down in the village, check out the Locanda Al Monastero di Rolle where a "tagliere" is served on Sunday evenings - the speciality Veneto wooden plate filled with hot polenta and cold cuts, grilled vegetables and cheeses.
(10) If anything, her blog is a colourful rebuke to the commenters who sneer that people on benefits should just make a cheap lentil stew to last them all week: "I do use lentils in my cooking – I make polenta bolognaise, I make burgers out of them – but I do get infuriated by people who say, 'Oh, just eat lentils.'
(11) Polenta and grilled radicchio with rosemary and anchovy sauce This would make a lovely meat-free main; the sauce will keep in the fridge for a couple of days, so you can make it ahead.
(12) Heat the milk in a medium saucepan over a high heat until it's just about to boil, then whisk in the polenta and turn the heat down to low.
(13) Now add the ground almonds, polenta, flour, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder.
(14) Lunchtime specialities are huge portions for two, such as the peito de boi com arroz e feijão manteiga (beef with rice and brown beans, £8.50), and the rabada com polenta, arroz e agrião (beef tail with polenta, rice and watercress, £9).
(15) The addition of a little polenta gives these cakes a light, fluffy texture.
(16) Brunch takes in carrot cake porridge, superfood granola, grilled grapefruit, herb-oil polenta (and there’s even scrambled eggs and “contraband croissants” for those who want it).
(17) Consistent positive associations were observed with more frequent consumption of bread (odds ratio, OR = 2.1 for colon and 2.2 for rectum for highest vs. lowest tertile), polenta (OR = 2.1 for colon, 1.9 for rectum), cheese (OR = 1.7 for colon, 1.8 for rectum) and eggs (2.5 for colon, 1.9 for rectum), whereas reduced ORs were observed in subjects reporting more frequent consumption of tomatoes (OR = 0.5 for colon and 0.4 for rectum).
(18) 13C in CO2 and plasma glucose, metabolites and insulin concentrations, carbohydrates, and lipid oxidation were measured after ingestion of 76 g glucose equivalent of crackers, pasta, or polenta.
(19) It appears everywhere on gastropub menus ("proper pork pie", "proper mash"), in one-up-from-McDonald's burger joints ("proper hamburgers", promises the London chain Byron), and in the mellifluously matey warbling of Jamie Oliver munching a Vietnamese banh minh in an East End market ("That is a proper, proper sandwich"), and his own dish names: "Proper Bloke's Sausage Fusilli", "Roast of Incredible Game Birds with Proper Polenta".
(20) When a single logistic model was fitted including all food items significant in univariate analysis, the 3 items remaining statistically significant were green vegetables (relative risk, RR = 0.27 for upper vs. lower tertile), polenta (RR = 2.32) and ham (RR = 1.60).