(n.) A moist, slightly cohering mass, consisting of soft, undissolved animal or vegetable matter.
(n.) A tissue or part resembling pulp; especially, the soft, highly vascular and sensitive tissue which fills the central cavity, called the pulp cavity, of teeth.
(n.) The soft, succulent part of fruit; as, the pulp of a grape.
(n.) The exterior part of a coffee berry.
(n.) The material of which paper is made when ground up and suspended in water.
(v. t.) To reduce to pulp.
(v. t.) To deprive of the pulp, or integument.
Example Sentences:
(1) The only sign of life was excavators loading trees on to barges to take to pulp mills.
(2) It is suggested that the reduction in the amount of white pulp present could explain at least in part the reduced ability of splenotic tissue to deal with infection.
(3) Some pulp irritation can occur if deep restorations are not placed over a protective film.
(4) Blood flow changes in the dental pulp of lower canine teeth of mature cats and incisors of mature rats were investigated with simultaneous laser Doppler flowmetry and local 125I-clearance (wash-out) during electrical sympathetic stimulation, efferent stimulation of n. alveolaris inferior (IAN) (cats) and i.a.
(5) The tooth also gave a positive response to pulp-testing procedures, even though no new tissue could be demonstrated histologically.
(6) We present our results with 8 free transfers of the toe pulp and demonstrate the successful restoration of a well-padded and sensitive fingertip.
(7) SP injection into the dental pulp and lip induced dye leakage.
(8) The root canal anatomy of 149 mandibular second molars was studied using a technique in which the pulp was removed, the canal space filled with black ink and the roots demineralized and made transparent.
(9) Surgical sympathectomy significantly reduced the NA content in the pulp by 76%.
(10) Monkey pulps were homogenized in a Triton tris solution.
(11) The fate, proliferation, and developmental potentialities of cell suspensions made from white pulp containing large germinal centers have been studied in the mouse by transfer of cells labeled with thymidine-(3)H to lethally irradiated, syngeneic recipients.
(12) While exposure of root surface dentin alone (negative control) produced no alterations, grinding the surface (positive control) caused noticeable changes in dentin, odontoblasts, and pulp.
(13) Control procedures were employed to assure that the electrical stimuli reached only tooth pulp fibers but no extrapulpal sensory fibers.
(14) The red pulp was characterized by increased densities of cells in pulp cords demonstrating metalophilia, hydrolytic enzyme activity, PAS positivity and hemosiderin.
(15) He reminds also of the possibility of the danger of iatrogenic damage for the dental pulp.
(16) Surprisingly, SP and CGRP caused weak albumin leakage in the pulp, while the opposite is true in high compliance tissues, such as muscles, suggesting that the vessels in a low compliance environment, such as the pulp, may not be as permeable in response to selected mediators.
(17) Primary cultures from human dental pulp were produced in Leighton tubes in the compound nutritive medium of Eagle consisting of calf serum, ascorbic acid, penicillin and streptomycin.
(18) This layer had lysyl-oxidase (EC 1.4.3.13) activity, 4-11 times higher than either the sub-odontoblast layer or central pulp tissue, and similar to that in chick aorta, one of the tissues richest in such activity.
(19) Informed understanding of the likely progressive development of index-middle finger scissoring, pronation of the index ray with spontaneous broadening of the pulp, and the deteriorating use of an existing hypoplastic thumb may make the decision for ablation easier for parents.
(20) Judged radiographically, partial obliteration (pulp chamber not discernible, root canal markedly narrowed but clearly visible) had occurred in 44 teeth (36%).
Tamarind
Definition:
(n.) A leguminous tree (Tamarindus Indica) cultivated both the Indies, and the other tropical countries, for the sake of its shade, and for its fruit. The trunk of the tree is lofty and large, with wide-spreading branches; the flowers are in racemes at the ends of the branches. The leaves are small and finely pinnated.
(n.) One of the preserved seed pods of the tamarind, which contain an acid pulp, and are used medicinally and for preparing a pleasant drink.
Example Sentences:
(1) 2 Add the mussels, coconut milk, kale, white wine, saffron water and tamarind.
(2) Low-molecular-weight nonfucosylated oligosaccharide fragments up to the octasaccharide Glc4Xyl3Gal (obtained by endoglucanase action on tamarind seed xyloglucan) were ineffectual as fucosyl acceptors but inhibited the fucosylation of endogenous as well as of added xyloglucan.
(3) Cumin, ginger and fenugreek also stimulated the levels of cytochrome P450 and cytochrome b5 and cumin and tamarind stimulated N-demethylase activity.
(4) The antiserum interacted with some xyloglucans, such as those from tamarind seed and the cell wall of pea stem.
(5) The effect of a few common spices--cumin (Cuminum cyminum, cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), ginger (Zingiber officinale), mustard (Brassica nigra) and tamarind (Tamarindus indica)--added to normal and hypercholesterolemia inducing diet on serum and liver cholesterol levels in rats was studied.
(6) I sat there with my friend and we thought there’s got to be a better way.” He launched Supper in December last year which delivers from 19 restaurants, including Michelin-starred Tamarind and Benares, to homes and businesses within central London.
(7) 3 Add the pepper, tamarind, salt, coconut, bay leaves and coconut milk.
(8) Its arts of hedonism are reaching unprecedented levels: its restaurants get better or at least more ambitious and its bars offer cocktails previously unknown to man (coconut seviche, for example, where, as its makers put it, “coconut gin is swizzled through crushed ice with yuzu, passion fruit and a dark chocolate liqueur, and served long with an accompanying ‘shot’ of tuna seviche with a tamarind ponzu”).
(9) The status of hepatic mixed function oxygenase system (MFOS) was investigated in rats fed spice principles: capsaicin, piperine and curcumin, as well as spices: cumin, ginger, fenugreek, cinnamon, asafoetida, mustard and tamarind at two dietary levels each.
(10) It’s prepared with a host of spices including roasted fenugreek seeds, cinnamon and goraka – a souring and thickening fruit paste similar in flavour to tamarind – plus the usual mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chilli powder and fragrant curry leaves.
(11) A blend of spices – ginger, fennel, star anise, tamarind and, most important, turmeric – gives the food its distinctive aromatic quality.
(12) Add tamarind pulp and continue simmering until the lamb is tender.
(13) We studied the effects of oligosaccharides which were obtained from tamarind xyloglucan by cellulase digestion on absorption of 3-O-methyl-D-glucose using the everted sacs from rat small intestine.
(14) Guests can take two-hour cooking classes ($70pp), focusing on Peru’s star dishes, including causita acevichada (mashed potatoes topped with trout ceviche, avocado and sweet-and-sour tamarind sauce).
(15) This is the first report in which a marine mollusc, Oliva vidua fulminans (olives), generally not known to be poisonous, was responsible for death in five children after consuming boiled olives with tamarind.
(16) We had a really successful spring seasonal beer this year that had rose hips, powdered plums, hibiscus, anise, vanilla, tamarind, grains of paradise, lemon zest, coriander, orange peel.
(17) Angela Kim, shortblackcoffee.wordpress.com Serves 4-6 For the masala 8 curry leaves 1 tbsp chana dhal (hulled, split chickpeas) A pinch of fenugreek seeds 4 black peppercorns 2 tbsp grated frozen or fresh coconut 1 tbsp ground coriander 1 tsp chilli powder A pinch of asafoetida 1½ tsp sambar powder (at Asian grocers) For the dhal 180g toor dhal (yellow pigeon peas) ¼ tsp turmeric 1 tsp rapeseed or coconut oil 1 red onion, finely chopped 2 medium fresh or tinned tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped 1-2 tsp salt 1-2 handfuls chopped vegetables of your choice 1-2 tsp golden syrup 1-2 tsp tamarind paste, or pulp The dry ingredients for a delicious Sambar.
(18) Xyloglucan oligosaccharides from cotton cell walls and tamarind seeds were derivatized with 2-aminopyridine and subsequently separated by reversed-phase chromatography (r.p.c.)
(19) However, the effect shown by the active compounds did not appear to be simply related to the electric charge since neutral compounds, such as tamarind gum and locust bean gum, showed a marked inhibitory effect on BK virus binding to the cells.
(20) The complexes were applied to ultrathin sections of nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus L) and tamarind (Tamarindus indica L) seeds.