(v. t.) To change into a different form; to transform; to transmute.
(n.) Same as Metamorphosis.
Example Sentences:
(1) A differential, temporal and spatial expression of this epitope in metamorphosing nervous tissue was outlined, that apparently characterises homologous neuronal populations in two phylogenetically distinct holometabolous insects, i.e.
(2) Arms excised from metamorphosing larvae will undergo a sequence of contraction and histolysis that is identical to that occurring in intact larvae.
(3) Six polypeptides are characteristic of the secondary intestinal epithelium, as they are only detected in the newly-metamorphosed juvenile.
(4) Silver grains on colloid droplets indicating thyroid hormone excretion are inexistent in the most larval neotenics, more numerous in most metamorphosed neotenics.
(5) In metamorphosing tadpole liver, the quantitative and qualitative changes in glycoproteins were observed by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and lectin-peroxidase method.
(6) When the narrative voice ventriloquises the metamorphosed Gregor to muse "Was he an animal if music could captivate him so?
(7) In this study, relative enzyme activities of the products of two duplicate loci in each of three enzyme systems (aconitase, malate dehydrogenase, and isocitrate dehydrogenase) were measured in paedomorphs and in paedomorphs forced to metamorphose by treatment with thyroxine.
(8) The background of the National Cancer Institute fermentation program is placed into the historical perspective of the entire NCI drug development program, which began as the Cancer Chemotherapy National Service Center and metamorphosed into the Chemotherapy Program and ultimately into the Division of Cancer Treatment.
(9) The sexual abuse of women today is analyzed alongside the mythology of Ovid's Metamorphoses.
(10) Inhibitors of cysteine proteinase were found in tadpole tail of metamorphosing bullfrog.
(11) These tadpoles metamorphosed as intact controls did, but their plasma PRL levels remained low.
(12) DNA synthesis was studied by 3H-thymidine incorporation in limb tissues of mesodermal origin in metamorphosing common frog (Rana temporaria) tadpoles in the process of loss of regenerative ability.
(13) We report an approach to this problem by observing metamorphosing larvae using electron microscopy and by assaying the aggregation potential of ciliated and central larval cells fractionated on Percoll gradients.
(14) Presence of a thyroxine-binding protein was demonstrated in vivo in cell sap of tail and liver of metamorphosing Rana catesbeiana tadpoles.
(15) These data indicate that vacuoles may be discharged promptly from the liver cell cytoplasm after recovery from congestion, and the remaining vacuoles may metamorphose to hyaline globules by condensation of the contents and finally fade into the cytoplasm.
(16) His experiences typically involve paralysis, difficulty breathing, strange proprioceptive hallucinations such as his body vibrating, and bizarre "hyper-real" visual hallucinations during which objects may metamorphose into nightmarish objects.
(17) Using this size difference to examine the hypothesis that neuron numbers are matched to the size of their postsynaptic targets during neuronal cell death, we measured the following on stage 66 frogs metamorphosing from PTU-treated and untreated tadpoles: lumbar lateral motor column (L-LMC) motoneuron number and mean nuclear cross-sectional area; thoracic and lumbar dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cell number and mean nuclear cross-sectional area; and muscle fiber number in two representative thigh muscles.
(18) The metamorphosed implants were analyzed microscopically for the presence of musculature, histochemically for the distribution of enzyme activity, and electrophoretically for determination of the phenotypes of the two muscle-marker enzymes.
(19) Tadpoles of Xenopus laevis reared in water containing 0-01% propylthiouracil continue to grow but fail to develop or metamorphose.
(20) At the developmental stage at which the hemolymph of the unparasitized metamorphosing host has its maximum titer of prepupal ecdysteroids, the hemolymph of 4th instar "truly parasitized" hosts (hosts with a surviving endoparasite) had a strongly reduced ecdysteroid titer.
Slate
Definition:
(v. t.) An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin plates; argillite; argillaceous schist.
(v. t.) Any rock or stone having a slaty structure.
(v. t.) A prepared piece of such stone.
(v. t.) A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, etc.
(v. t.) A tablet for writing upon.
(v. t.) An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the above purposes.
(v. t.) A thin plate of any material; a flake.
(v. t.) A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand.
(v. t.) To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate; as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe.
(v. t.) To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for an appointment.
(v. t.) To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d Slat, 3.
Example Sentences:
(1) The slate was wiped clean “as far as I am concerned”, Corbyn added, before taking a swipe at the alleged purge of some of his supporters over comments made on Twitter.
(2) For that matter, mulching with bark, grit or slate will help keep the surface roots cooler and retain moisture in hot weather.
(3) Joe Muto, Slate The Newsroom can be read as Sorkin's attempt to cure what's ailing the news industry, but he's misdiagnosing the patient.
(4) They were apparently trying to promote a healthy lifestyle to the Russian public, but Muscle and Fitness magazine slated the president’s technique: “his cable crossover form is crap”.
(5) The Hill reports : Senate Republicans elected a slate of white men to their top five leadership positions on Wednesday, and some GOP lawmakers feared the House would follow suit at a time when Republicans have said they need to find ways to reach out to women and minorities.
(6) Some establishment party figures have blamed the event for prematurely narrowing the field and forcing candidates to compete in what top GOP strategist David Kochel (now slated to be Jeb Bush’s national campaign manager) once called “a goat rodeo”.
(7) While we do expect some significant strength in the top two to three spots in 2015,” he wrote, “we are not convinced that the overall slate is going to drive performance that is significantly better than what we have generally seen over the past four years.” He also fears that the rise in superhero blockbusters is going to lead to disaster for some studios, in the same way that a wider pool of animated films has led to some casualties, with underwhelming receipts for Penguins of Madagascar and Mr Peabody & Sherman most recently.
(8) For now, we can't tell, but the Moritz-Heyman scholarships will help us find out by creating a group of graduates who will start on the career ladder with a near-clean slate.
(9) The conviction was subsequently wiped from his record under German clean-slate legislation.
(10) David Fincher was originally slated to direct the project , but Boyle manages to put his own distinct imprint on it: the film has Boyle’s characteristic frenetic energy, and boasts colourful visuals.
(11) Besides, Corbyn wanted to wipe the slate clean – though he was not yet ready to explain what steps he would take to do so – and to remind the party that there was more that united it than divided it.
(12) He was slated to give a commencement speech at his alma mater in 2013, but withdrew after controversy arose in wake of his remarks comparing same-sex marriage to pedophilia.
(13) That panel is slated to deliver final recommendations as early as this month, although it may slip into the new year.
(14) There are a number of things that need to be repealed, but I think what we need to focus on first is what would we replace it with,” Alexander told Slate about a week after the election.
(15) The French unit also has proposals for a new film from Dutch genre icon Paul Verhoeven and a remake of 1988 cult horror Maniac Cop on its slate for Cannes.
(16) These are slated to move from London to the new Media City development by 2011.
(17) I have now left the defence force with a clean slate.
(18) The policy was known as “contraction” and it was slated to shut down two clubs, the other being the Minnesota Twins, a team that is thriving years after the policy foundered.
(19) A restaurant firm slated to open an outlet in Trump’s new Washington DC hotel complained that the remarks were damaging to them.
(20) His papers, which are stored in more than 200 slate-grey boxes, describe fascinating connections to a roll call of the great and the good: Shirley Williams, Ruth First, Nadine Gordimer, Henry Kissinger, Trevor Huddleston, Nelson Mandela , Anthony Crosland, Michael Heseltine, Ted Heath, John Cleese, David Cornwell (John le Carré) and many more.