(a.) Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; as, the Mediterranean Sea, between Europe and Africa.
(a.) Inland; remote from the ocean.
(a.) Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea; as, Mediterranean trade; a Mediterranean voyage.
Example Sentences:
(1) Six marine bacteria which synthesize macromolecular antibiotics were isolated from neritic waters on the French Mediterranean coast, and their frequency recorded over two successive years.
(2) The authors report a resurgence of this disease during the last years, with a 5 human cases per 100,000 annual prevalence and a 6 per cent of rate death, the most active part of mediterranean area appears to be the region of Grand-Kabylie.
(3) It is now recognized that dwarfism in males is frequent around the Mediterranean, where wheat is the staple of life and has been grown for 4,000 years on the same soil, thereby resulting in the depletion of zinc.
(4) Among possible causes for the increase in deaths in the Mediterranean this year, the agency cited a worsening quality of vessels and smugglers’ tactics to avoid detection by authorities, such as sending many boats out at the same time, which makes the work of rescuers harder.
(5) The functional and phyletic significance of this material reveals a complex pattern of behavioral and phyletic diversity among large-bodied catarrhines in Europe and suggests that this diversity evolved in situ from circum-Mediterranean middle Miocene ancestors.
(6) Mediterranean countries, parts of southern Africa and South America would experience 20% to 30% less water availability.
(7) This condition is a genodermatosis, seen chiefly around the shores of the Mediterranean, characterised by early pigment disturbances which progress virtually inexorably towards a diffuse epitheliomatosis which usually results in death before the age of 20 years.
(8) A variety of sources can account for marine pollution by genotoxic, carcinogenic, and teratogenic compounds, but there is a relative paucity of analytical data concerning the Mediterranean.
(9) Vigils have been held in Cairo for the victims of EgyptAir flight 804 as a French navy ship headed to join the deep-sea search in the Mediterranean for the main wreckage and flight recorders.
(10) Novel structural changes in members of the serum amyloid A (SAA) gene family have been found in four patients of varied ethnic backgrounds with familial Mediterranean fever.
(11) Up to 100 children may have died in the weekend’s catastrophic shipwreck in the Mediterranean, a relief agency has said as prosecutors in Sicily arrested the alleged commander of the wooden fishing vessel and a member of his crew.
(12) This was equivalent to nearly nearly half the number rescued last May, a month which saw an unprecedented level of migration in the Mediterranean.
(13) Cases of cystic echinococcosis (E. granulosus) diagnosed in Central Europe are often imported from mediterranean countries.
(14) Anything that good for you might be expected to smell foul and come in a medicine bottle, but the Mediterranean diet is generally considered to be delicious, except by those who hate olive oil.
(15) Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) died young, had a public career for only 10 years, had no workshop, bequeathed no drawings and left no pupils, and the only places he travelled to outside mainland Italy were the Mediterranean speck of Malta and, briefly, Sicily.
(16) About one-third of our postmastectomy patients are corpulent, middle-aged women with "Mediterranean" body structures.
(17) The northern Mediterranean has been Europe's soft underbelly during the crisis.
(18) They belonged to two ethnic groups--Mediterranean and Asian--and 53% were under the age of 6 years, the oldest being 20 years.
(19) Mediterranean patients (N = 16) had features intermediary between the two other groups.
(20) A C----T mutation at nucleotide 563 of G6PD Mediterranean has been identified by Vulliamy et al., and the same mutation has been found by De Vita et al.
Sumac
Definition:
(n.) Alt. of Sumach
Example Sentences:
(1) Try the sweet potato falafel, quinoa, roast vegetables, harissa and sumac yogurt ($23).
(2) Poison oak, ivy, and sumac dermatitis is a T-cell-mediated reaction against urushiol, the oil found in the leaf of the plants.
(3) Remove from the heat and mix in the sumac, chilli and ¼ teaspoon of salt.
(4) The mutagenicity of a spice, sumac, was demonstrated on Salmonella typhimurium strain TA98.
(5) Stir the za’atar, sumac and remaining 75ml oil to a thick paste.
(6) There is an Ottolenghi vibe to lunch dishes of, say, lamb meatballs with hazelnut romesco and mint yoghurt or a salad of sumac- roasted squash with beetroot, sunflower seeds and tzatziki .
(7) Serves 4 For the stuffing 150g white short-grain rice 300g firm red tomatoes, diced into 5mm cubes ½ bunch spring onions, about 50g, trimmed and thinly sliced ½ bunch flat parsley, about 100g, washed, dried, most of the stalks cut off, chopped ¼ bunch mint, about 50g, leaves only, chopped 2 tbsp sumac ¼ tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground allspice ¼ tsp finely ground black pepper A pinch of salt Juice of 1 large lemon, or to taste 150ml extra virgin olive oil For the swiss chard 1kg swiss chard 1 large ripe tomato, sliced Salt 1 To make the stuffing, first rinse the rice under cold water.
(8) Baby spinach salad with Medjool dates and almonds Recipe by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi Serves 4 1 tbsp white wine vinegar ½ medium red onion, thinly sliced 100g pitted Medjool dates, quartered lengthways 30g unsalted butter 2 tbsp Zaytoun olive oil 2 small pitas, about 100g, roughly torn into 4cm pieces 75g whole unsalted almonds, roughly chopped 2 tsp sumac ½ tsp chilli flakes 150g baby spinach leaves, washed 2 tbsp lemon juice salt Put the vinegar, onion and dates in a small bowl.
(9) How far off is best illustrated by a photo doing the rounds taken of a menu at a Liberal fundraiser in March this year, which describes a Moroccan quail dish as: “Julia Gillard Kentucky fried quail – small breasts, huge thighs and a big red box Moroccan carrot salad and sumac yoghurt.” As prime minister, Gillard is not representative of all women – and nor should she ever be expected to.
(10) On a train in New England in 1980, he pointed out clumps of sumac trees.
(11) This paper deals with the resources of Chinese gallnuts in Shanyang County, Shaanxi Province, Sumac trees and winter host bryophyte were investigated.
(12) Mary-Anne Boermans, Kidderminster Makes 12 400g mixed cooked vegetables 200g cooked potato (1 large potato) ½ tsp salt ½ tsp coarsely ground black pepper ½ tsp garam masala ½ tsp amchoor (dried mango powder) or sumac or lemon juice 2 tbsp cornflour 60g cheshire, feta, paneer or goat's cheese, cut into 12 cubes 3 tbsp oil, for frying For the gravy 2 large onions 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger 60g cashew nuts 60ml plain yoghurt 2 tbsp oil 1 tsp dried fenugreek leaves 2 tsp garam masala 1 tsp chilli powder (optional) 1 tsp salt 60g tomato puree 250ml double cream, creme fraiche or evaporated milk 125ml milk 1 Finely chop the vegetables, squeezing out any excess moisture, and grate the cooked potato.
(13) Photograph: Emma Lee for the Guardian In the south, they leave out the lemon juice and olive oil and increase the amount of sumac to 3 tbsp.
(14) Flaked sea salt 400g natural yoghurt 2 tsp dried active yeast ¼ tsp caster sugar 300ml lukewarm water 500g strong white bread flour 110ml olive oil 15g za’atar 1 tbsp sumac Whisk half a teaspoon of salt into the yoghurt.
(15) Top with ale (it will fizz up), sprinkle with sumac and serve.
(16) Expect the menu to feature such dishes as huevos rancheros ; pea fritters with labneh, poached eggs, sumac and pistachios; and toasted sourdough with Vegemite, smashed avocado, feta, mint and popped quinoa.
(17) I describe an inexpensive, nonenzymic analytical system for prescreening substances that might cross-react as Rhus toxing (e.g., poison ivy, poison oak, and sumac allergens) on human skin.
(18) 30ml Noilly Prat vermouth 50ml elderflower liqueur (I use Chase) 1 egg white 10ml basic sugar syrup ½ tsp yuzu juice 200ml Ninkasi (or similar) A pinch of sumac, to finish Put the first five ingredients in a shaker with two ice cubes, shake for 20 seconds and strain into two flutes.
(19) The most frequent cause is the Rhus group (poison ivy, oak, and sumac), and a large percentage of the US population is sensitized to this group of allergens.
(20) The house smells faintly of za'atar , the thyme and sumac mixture Palestinians claim as their national dish and, on a side-table, stands a model of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.