(n.) Any substance, as alum or copperas, which, having a twofold attraction for organic fibers and coloring matter, serves as a bond of union, and thus gives fixity to, or bites in, the dyes.
(n.) Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere.
(v. t.) To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing.
Example Sentences:
(1) The most successful dyes were phenocyanin TC, gallein, fluorone black, alizarin cyanin BB and alizarin blue S. Celestin blue B with an iron mordant is quite successful if properly handled to prevent gelling of solutions.
(2) Duodenal DM flow was estimated with the indigestible markers, Cr-mordanted cell wall, Yb-soaked whole crop oat silage, and Co-EDTA.
(3) But his magnificent, exact rendering of the world, in his mordant, civilised and generous prose, has no comparison.
(4) As suggested by results obtained with various phenolics and benzoic acid derivatives, the functional groups required for the mordanting effect of such agents are the carboxyl group, and at least one hydroxyl group concomitantly present on the benzene ring.
(5) In this study, kinetic estimates derived from chromium-mordanted hay or pellets were compared to estimates derived from rare earth markers (Yb, Dy, or Er) applied individually to samples.
(6) The fractional passage rate of the 1-2 mm particles mordanted with Cr did not differ (P greater than 0.05) between groups.
(7) This phosphotungstic acid-iron-haematoxylin (PTAIH) method is based on pretreating the sections with phosphotungstic acid followed by an iron alum mordant and staining in haematoxylin with subsequent timed differentiation, at certain stages of which the features listed above appear.
(8) His studies into histological staining techniques (principle of elective staining, mordant staining, staining of myelin sheaths) as well as into microtome techniques proved essential to progress in pathology and bacteriology.
(9) In the present study, LDL aggregates were examined by electron microscopy, using new mordant techniques for lipid visualization, and by chemical analysis.
(10) Selected lobules of human term placentae were extracorporeally perfused for a recovery period of 20 min, fixed by perfusion and mordanted with ferrocyanide prior to processing for transmission electron microscopy.
(11) The age of the bacterial culture, the preparation of the smear, the fixation technic, and the mordant have an important influence on the ease with which gram-positive organisms are decolorized.
(12) Mordant in 0.4% tannic acid in distilled water for 1 minute.
(13) Intense staining, which proved dependent on nucleic acid content, was achieved by using either the preformed lake, mordanting followed by hematoxylin, hematoxylin alone or the lake at high ionic strength.
(14) Following our study on the effect of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extraction on nuclear staining with soluble metal mordant dye lakes covering 29 dye lakes we chose a series of lakes representing the three groups: (1) readily prevented by DNA removal, (2) weakened by DNA extraction but not prevented, (3) unaffected by DNA removal, for application of other endgroup blockade reactions.
(15) Small and large particle size wheat bran-supplemented diets were used in combination with the particulate digestion marker chromium mordanted bran (CrMB) and the soluble digestion marker cobalt-EDTA (Co EDTA).
(16) It was concluded that the low-level-mordanting technique in combination with appropriate sampling yielded a realistic quantitative description of forage breakdown and movement processes in the digestive tract of cattle.
(17) Chromium-mordanted fiber was used as a particle phase marker.
(18) Surface analysis by XPS (X-ray photoelection spectroscopy), also called ESCA (electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis), indicates that only certain cations are appreciably sorbed by enamel from an acid etching solution containing phosphoric acid and equimolar concentrations of candidate mordant salts.
(19) In spontaneously hyperlipoproteinemic old Sprague-Dawley rats, endogenous lipoproteins (LP) in the size range of 15 to 40 nm were directly visualized within the blood vessels due to specimen mordanting with tannic acid.
(20) One or two peevish voices thought Imlah too clever, too dustily "Oxonian", failing to see how mordantly modern many of the fables and instances in Birthmarks are, within their formal virtuosity and confidently literary bearing.
Substantive
Definition:
(a.) Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that is, the verb to be.
(a.) Depending on itself; independent.
(a.) Enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
(a.) Pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or principles; as, the law substantive.
(n.) A noun or name; the part of speech which designates something that exists, or some object of thought, either material or immaterial; as, the words man, horse, city, goodness, excellence, are substantives.
(v. t.) To substantivize.
Example Sentences:
(1) Alternatives for the selection of substantive clinical attributes, the overall structural format into which categories are organized, and construction procedures used in developing a psychopathologic taxonomy are elaborated, as are a number of criteria for evaluating the taxonomy's utility and efficacy.
(2) Further it is argued that there is a need to amalgamate the substantive, conceptual, and methodological facets of research.
(3) Among the implications of the less-than-impressive substantive results of the MWTA is the lesson that while a crisis can tilt the political balance in favor of regulatory legislation, it cannot as readily produce the consensus required to sustain that regulation at the levels promised in the legislation.
(4) Wicker's (this issue) article on substantive theorizing outlines an approach to theory and research that helps communicate the structure and process of doing research on a complex area.
(5) Our findings demonstrate the long lasting substantivity of doxycycline hydrochloride on periodontally diseased root surfaces and supports the concept of using root surfaces as a substrate for the deposition and slow release for local tetracycline delivery.
(6) Twenty-five years of persistent research at the Jena Institute of Bacterial Animal Diseases have yielded substantive results of relevance to general knowledge and veterinary practice in the following fields: Mycoplasma species in farm animals-isolation, demands on culturing substrate, and differentiation; Virulence testing; Development, production, and application of diagnostic preparations; Development to full application maturity of diagnostic techniques and concepts for control of several mycoplasmal infections of relevance in terms of economy.
(7) Redesigning the dream was identified as the integrative theme in the substantive theory that described how family members gradually modify their beliefs about organ transplantation and develop attitudes and beliefs to meet the challenge of living with continual unpredictability.
(8) These data suggest that although a shortened form of the HIT may be useful with aged persons, research exploring the substantive bases for creating a shortened version of the HIT is nevertheless necessary.
(9) Unfortunately, a large number of potential compounds are unsuitable for use in dentifrices because they lack "substantivity", produce undesirable side-effects, or are incompatible with toothpaste ingredients.
(10) Methodological and substantive recommendations for future research are made and a discussion of possible mechanisms is presented.
(11) When the influence of castration on adduct formation was investigated, adduct levels in kidneys of castrated females were higher than those in sham-operated females, but adduct levels in kidneys of the castrated male animals were not substantively different from those seen in sham-operated male controls.
(12) Based on a discrete-time hazard modeling approach, the results substantiate that the occupational task activities--substantive complexity and physical demands--are key elements of the work environment that are evaluated against nonwork alternatives.
(13) "I think when critics don't have a substantive alternative to offer they reach for the 'out of touch' criticism," he said.
(14) Findings revealed two substantive processes, the touching process and acquiring a touching style, neither of which has been previously reported.
(15) Quantitative information is the substantive input to decisions on whether oral and maxillofacial surgeons wish to go where they appear to be going, and if so why, and if not, why not?
(16) The Kinnaird report was very critical of defence acquisition processes up to that point, because approval had often been “sought before whole-of-life costs are well defined and, for many projects, prior to substantive engagement with industry.
(17) What came out instead was a substantive document, involving concrete steps towards defusing the crisis.
(18) But political will to uplift the lot of women substantively was lacking.
(19) But I reckon Laura Tingle is dead right on the substantive challenge - the statement just shows the country can no longer coast.
(20) The union's assistant general secretary Diana Holland said: "We will not be calling Easter strike action as we focus on substantive talks through Acas.