(n.) One of the ridges of sand or gravel found in Sweden, etc., supposed by some to be of marine origin, but probably formed by subglacial waters. The osar are similar to the kames of Scotland and the eschars of Ireland. See Eschar.
Example Sentences:
(1) Despite their absence, photoreceptors maintained a normal rate of OS assembly.
(2) All three organotins inhibited cardiac Na+,K(+)-ATPase, [3H]ouabain binding, K(+)-activated p-nitrophenyl phosphatase (K(+)-PNPPase) and oligomycin-sensitive (OS) and oligomycin-insensitive (OI) Mg(2+)-ATPase in a concentration-dependent manner.
(3) To evaluate the relationship between the motion pattern and degree of organic change of the anterior mitral leaflet (AML) and the features of the mitral component of the first heart sound (M1) or the opening snap (OS), 37 patients with mitral stenosis (MS) were studied by auscultation, phonocardiography and echocardiography.
(4) Monosodium glutamate (MSG) taken per os has been found to stimulate gastric secretion provoked by pentagastrin.
(5) The time and investment required to migrate the entire services to a new and unproven OS would make the task almost impossible.
(6) A 5-year-old boy had accessory calcaneus (os trochleare) with pain, shoe pressure, and a varus position of the foot not reported previously.
(7) However, the forward transmission of Nd-YAG energy through the sapphires varied (SMTR, 85%; MTR, 83%; MTRL, 75%; OS, 54%; LT, 69%).
(8) In our opinion in case of typical anamnesis the cerclage-operation is to be performed earlier than in the practice up till now, before opening the cervical os, and the infection of the amnion.
(9) The launch of a new version of Mac OS X is normally an exciting time for members of the development community.
(10) OSC activity was restored in the mutants as determined by [14C]acetate incorporation in vivo as well as incorporation in vitro in cell-free extracts using either [14C]isopentenyl pyrophosphate or [3H]OS as substrate.
(11) Most such infections appear to originate in the fetal membranes near the cervical os.
(12) "I'm interested to see what RIM's new OS has in store, and hope I'll be able to sample some of its features on the 9900.
(13) In RA patients, OS autoantibodies correlated with NOS autoantibodies (P less than 0.04) and with HLA-DR3 antigen (P less than 0.01).
(14) This procedure maintained the catheter within the uterine cavity and facilitated the insertion of a MacDonald cerclage in the region of the internal cervical os.
(15) A comparison of treatment routes indicated the relative efficacies as intraperitoneal greater than per os greater than intramuscular greater than or equal to subcutaneous.
(16) The localization of the organisms in animals infected per os proved similar to that found with the venous route of inoculation, however, showing weaker intensity.
(17) In order to study the hypothesized impairment of the serotoninergic system in human obesity, an insulin tolerance test (ITT) was carried out on 12 obese normoprolactinemic women and on 6 normal-weight women before (A) and after (B) the administration of a serotoninergic drug, fenfluramine (60 mg twice a day per os for 7 days).
(18) OS Map: Explorer 171 Chiltern Hills West and Explorer 172 Chiltern Hills East Arthur's Seat Edinburgh Salisbury Crags and Edinburgh's skyline from Arthur's Seat.
(19) The most frequently registered defects were: os tympanicum (smaller): 23%, os tympanicum (missing): 23%; missing tail: 7%; protruding tongue (15%); none of these defects were seen in the control fetuses.
(20) Twelve of the 16 patients, all with abnormal flow-volume loops, had high R(os)-volume slopes, demonstrating excessive expiratory narrowing even during tidal breathing.
Outsize
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) In an era in which political parties have lost their automatic hold on their constituency, a small cadre can exert an outsized influence – which is why both Kevin Rudd and John Howard took part in an ACL-sponsored form in 2007.
(2) Though it has a relatively small readership, with around 104,000 print and digital subscribers by the end of 2014, it retained an outsize influence for its coverage of the mainland and willingness to broach controversial topics such as the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing.
(3) New breed of Republicans compete to take on Clinton Read more A caucus vote in his favor would boost his chances in the free-for-all of the Republican primary, in which every extra vote could provide an outsized advantage.
(4) There is no law that prevents banks from making stupid loans or taking outsize risks with taxpayer money.If another big bank stumbles and threatens the economy, it's hard to picture Uncle Sam backing away with no taxpayer involvement.
(5) The models' hair was styled into outsize saucers, their lashes and brows powdered white; they wore Black Watch tartan and scowled as they stomped.
(6) Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) were tested at 24 months of age after having experienced an outdoor desert environment for one hour each month after weaning, or at 8 months of age after being reared from birth in outsize cages in the laboratory.
(7) Terrorism has long been a tactic, but modern technology allows a few small men with outsized rage to murder innocents on a horrific scale.
(8) The 32% Denton doesn’t own is held by employees: “If it wasn’t for my outsize stake you could look at this as being a workers’ collective.” (The company has just unionised, the first big online media company to do so.)
(9) On its own, it is t he seventh largest economy in Africa, and a locus of ingenuity and creativity with outsized influence on the image of its host country and continent.
(10) Morrissey got his tops from Evans outsize shop; in 1983, to wear a woman's top and beads was just out there.
(11) Unsurprisingly, it has a diabetes problem as outsized as its residents’ waistlines.
(12) For a while, the “Louisville Lip”, blessed with outsized charisma and wit, was possibly the most famous person on the planet.
(13) The MEP rode into parliament on the back of Korwin-Mikke’s outsize personality, and although he may take a slightly more moderate public stance, has never attempted to distance himself from his leader’s views.
(14) Experts say the relationship that matters most to the US is with Yemen’s “deep state” – the security and intelligence forces that wield outsize power and influence in many repressive countries.
(15) "There were early signs that global growth was weakening, and an unexpected increase in interest rates when real wages were not yet rising could lead to an outsized reaction in asset prices and destabilise the recovery."
(16) The commission says competition between banks is dampened by the current structure of the market, which means there are a just a few big banks, with one (Lloyds) with "an outsized position in personal banking".
(17) Trouser-tearing PJ Proby’s profile was elevated monstrously – with all of three top 10 hits to his name, Proby was given a whole chapter in Awopbopaloobop on the strength of his outsized ego and chaotic potential.
(18) Ireland Like Iceland, Ireland’s economy was brought down by an outsize banking sector and it too was forced to seek help from the IMF.
(19) McDonald's, one of the biggest buyers of potatoes, has an outsize influence on the shape of the US potato supply.
(20) It has captured an outsize share of the science media’s attention, and set laudable goals, but it remains a small, fragile outpost of true believers within the vast scientific enterprise.