(n.) A carnivorous mammal of the genus Putorius, allied to the weasel. The European mink is Putorius lutreola. The common American mink (P. vison) varies from yellowish brown to black. Its fur is highly valued. Called also minx, nurik, and vison.
Example Sentences:
(1) Acini in the parotid gland of the North American mink (Mustela vision) are composed of seromucous cells that contain secretory granules of peculiar morphology.
(2) Analysis of 15 other biochemical markers located on 12 of the mink chromosomes revealed the activities of mink galactokinase (a syntenic marker) in 5 transformed clones, and that of mink aconitase-1 (the marker of mink chromosome 12) in 1 clone.
(3) Naturally occurring transmissible spongiform encephalopathies have been recognised in sheep, man, mink, captive deer and cattle.
(4) After euthanasia and removal of the pelts, liver and kidney samples were collected from 174 mink and analyzed for 22 elements using inductively coupled argon plasma emission spectroscopy.
(5) Campbell said that if all signatories to the convention killed as many minke whales as Japan does, then more than 83,000 would be slaughtered in the Southern Ocean every year.
(6) Next year they will target 50 fin whales, 50 endangered humpbacks, and another 925 minkes.
(7) 154 renal samples from sick animals and 10 samples from uninfected mink were processed by routine histopathological techniques and metacrylate inclusions.
(8) The RSPB said it was also concerned at the potential release of American minks and ring-necked parakeets into the wild.
(9) By using strand-specific in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry, evidence for replication of the Aleutian mink disease parvovirus was observed in cells resembling macrophages and cells resembling follicular dendritic cells at 10 days after infection but only in macrophages at 60 days.
(10) Japan should undertake some DNA research in Japanese fish markets, where endangered whales - including orcas and humpbacks - are being sold as minke whales.
(11) Pastel mink inoculated with parallel doses of ADV also produced antibody but did not develop AD.
(12) The thyroid gland functional state was studied by means of 131J-triiodothyronine in minks of two genotypes.
(13) We have now found that the level of xenotropic MuLV (defined operationally as MuLV able to infect mink cell cultures) is also markedly increased in thymus of 6-month-old AKR mice and that this increase in virus correlates closely with increased MuLV-antigen expression.
(14) At a level of 0.64 ppm of PCB in ration one of 12 mink produced three kits, all of which died during the first day after birth.
(15) The sequence relationships betwen AKR ecotropic virus and an AKR-derived "mink cell focus-inducing" (MCF) isolate (AKR MCF 247), between Moloney murine leukemia virus (M-MLV) and an M-MLV MCF isolate (M-MLV83), and between AKR and M-MLV were studied by electron microscopic heteroduplex analysis.
(16) We conclude that mink and A. speciosus cannot serve as definitive hosts and intermediate hosts of E. multilocularis, respectively, in Hokkaido.
(17) To explain these results, it is suggested that in the mink exposure to light during the circadian photosensitive phase induces inhibition of testicular activity and stimulation of prolactin secretion.
(18) We thus attempted to identify melatonin binding sites in the mink brain.
(19) The survivability of the adult mink was adversely affected only at 350 ppm supplemental F. At the termination of the study, no differences were observed in hematologic parameters or serum calcium concentrations between the controls and treated mink (P greater than .05), but serum alkaline phosphatase activities were increased (P less than .05) by the two highest dietary F levels.
(20) The CD8 antigen-reactive antibody reacted with lymphocytes from mink, cat, dog, and sheep, while the CD4 antigen-reactive antibody reacted with lymphocytes from mink.
Tink
Definition:
(v. i.) To make a sharp, shrill noise; to tinkle.
(n.) A sharp, quick sound; a tinkle.
Example Sentences:
(1) Tinke Place your thumb over the sensor and watch Tinke work its magic.
(2) RAC motoring strategist Adrian Tink said: "This is a dark day for motorists.
(3) But a group of ordinary parents without wealthy or well-connected backers is bound to struggle with the process unless far more support is built in, says group member Anna Tink.
(4) Sure, none of the four mixtapes that Tink has released thus far have quite sold in the same quantities as Destiny's Child and The Writing's On The Wall, but that's four mixtapes, people, and she wrote the lot, even if the extent of her involvement in the production is unclear - in which case, chalk one up to La Knowles, who did get a producer credit at least on the second DC album.
(5) The background : Rising Chicago star Trinity Home aka Tink is a triple threat: a songwriter who can sing and rap equally effectively.
(6) RAC motoring strategist Adrian Tink said: "Ordinary drivers and businesses are being crippled by the relentless rise in fuel costs.
(7) I actually really like the smoking ban!” she exclaims with a tinkly laugh.
(8) Tink said: "This is a key issue for Britain's 32 million motorists who are watching their bank accounts drained every time they fill up."
(9) For their forthcoming debut album, they worked from a dream list scribbled on an A4 sheet of paper and eventually roped in rising R&B star Kelela , Chicago rapper Tink , Jamaican dancehall artist Timberlee and London grime MCs including Roll Deep's Riko Dan and Ruff Sqwad's Prince Rapid.
(10) Tink's palpable sense of hurt is echoed by Draper and Ezekiel.
(11) The front bar is perfect for gazing out at the sea, while the red-painted back room is a pleasing jumble of mismatched sofas, tinkly chandeliers and board games, where you'll be tempted to linger with the papers and keep ordering coffee.
(12) "Look no further than Kidderminster Harriers," declares Mickey Tink.
(13) Tink believes that petrol prices – particularly fuel duty which makes up about half the cost – could now become a major issue in the general election.
(14) On the latter you get an effective overview of Tink's schizoid impulses, equal parts cute yearning and cutting dissing.
(15) The RAC motoring strategist Adrian Tink said the chancellor's decision would cost British drivers more than £1bn.