(n.) Two pieces of bread and butter with a thin slice of meat, cheese, or the like, between them.
(v. t.) To make into a sandwich; also, figuratively, to insert between portions of something dissimilar; to form of alternate parts or things, or alternating layers of a different nature; to interlard.
Example Sentences:
(1) For the detection of this antigen, a double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was employed.
(2) The company, part of the John Lewis Partnership, now sources all its beef from the UK, including in its ready meals, sandwiches and fresh mince.
(3) Unlike Baker, a courtly Texan, Lew is a low-key figure, an observant Orthodox Jew and native New Yorker, of whom the New York Times once revealed: "He brings his own lunch (a cheese sandwich and an apple) and eats at his desk."
(4) We have developed a reverse-type sandwich ELISA for measurement of IgG (+IgA) antibody to a major allergen of Sugi (Japanese cedar) pollens.
(5) I went for a walk, had a locally made sandwich and sat in the dark drinking a glass of wine.
(6) Therefore, a modified sandwich ELISA was developed to measure IL-1ra protein concentration in synovial fluids.
(7) We used a "sandwich"-type immunoenzymometric assay (IEMA) and a radioimmunoassay (RIA) to measure antibody against the human nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in serum from individuals with myasthenia gravis, with markedly different results for certain specimens, as measured by the two techniques.
(8) Membranes were sandwiched between two gas-permeable, plastic foils, placed in a sealed cuvette, and gassed with H2 as reductant or O2 as oxidant.
(9) Monoclonal antibodies specific for two unique converting enzyme epitopes were utilized to develop a two-site sandwich enzyme immunoassay.
(10) There was a certain amount of atmosphere too, thanks mostly to the West Ham fans keeping up a persistent din and celebrating the 15th anniversary of Roy Keane’s prawn sandwich remarks by noting the reserve of the home support.
(11) A sandwich was formed with proinsulin by using a monoclonal antibody against C-peptide labeled with alkaline phosphatase.
(12) A $4 supermarket sandwich has to be pretty damn good for two adults to start fighting over it.
(13) In this paper we describe a new assay for diphtheria toxin in bacterial cultures, based on a sandwich-dot immunobinding method.
(14) Soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) in serum of cancer patients was measured by a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and the effect of sTfR for natural killer cytotoxicity was also studied.
(15) Patients with C2 disease are being controlled locally with the "sandwich" regimen, but it is not clear whether pre-op RT alone may be adequate in this group as well.
(16) The sandwiches served in selected Subway stores have contained halal meat since 2007, while all Pizza Express chicken is halal.
(17) One was a culture of isolated cells between floating double layers of collagen gel, designated the "floating sandwich method."
(18) Yet sandwiched between these states are tax havens bleeding them of cash for no other reason than to avoid paying a fair share of that welfare burden.
(19) A sandwich enzymeimmunoassay (EIA) for pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) using a microtiter plate was developed.
(20) The environmental changes are explained consistently by a movement of the Met-105 side chain sandwiched by two indole rings of Trp-28 and 111 in the direction from Trp-111 to Trp-28.
Serving
Definition:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Serve
() a. & n. from Serve.
Example Sentences:
(1) These variants may serve as useful gene markers in alcohol research involving animal model studies with inbred strains in mice.
(2) The results indicated that neuropsychological measures may serve to broaden the concept of intelligence and that a brain-related criterion may contribute to a fuller understanding of its nature.
(3) The possibility that the ventral nerve photoreceptor cells serve a neurosecretory function in the adult Limulus is discussed.
(4) Despite a 10-year deadline to have the same number of ethnic minority officers in the ranks as in the populations they serve, the target was missed and police are thousands of officers short.
(5) Evidence is presented in support of the hypothesis that fresh bat guano serves as a means of pathogenic fungi dissemination in caves.
(6) Human gingival fibroblasts were allowed to attach and spread on bio-glasses for 1-72 h. Unreactive silica glass and cell culture polystyrene served as controls.
(7) Abbott also unveiled his new ministry, which confirmed only one woman would serve in the first Abbott cabinet.
(8) Patients served as their individual control based on observations of at least 1 year before the study.
(9) It is entirely proper for serving judges to set out the arguments in high-profile cases to help public understanding of the legal issues, as long as it is done in an even-handed way.
(10) Female littermates injected with 0.15 M NaCl served as controls.
(11) One-half of the specimens were treated with citric acid, pH 1, for 3 minutes, while the remainder served as untreated control specimens.
(12) The functions of O-GlcNAc remain largely unknown, but it may be important in blocking phosphorylation sites, it may be required for the assembly of specific multiprotein complexes, it might serve as a nuclear transport signal, or it may be directly involved in the active transport of macromolecules across nuclear pores.
(13) It has 200 volunteers each week to serve 38,000 individuals.
(14) Child age was negatively correlated with mother's use of commands, reasoning, threats, and bribes, and positively correlated with maternal nondirectives, servings, and child compliance.
(15) We suggest that neuronal PACAP may serve to modulate motor activity and secretion in the lower esophageal sphincter region.
(16) In a poll before the debate, 48% predicted that Merkel, who will become Europe's longest serving leader if re-elected on 22 September, would emerge as the winner of the US-style debate, while 26% favoured Steinbruck, a former finance minister who is known for his quick-wit and rhetorical skills, but sometimes comes across as arrogant.
(17) Eight vagotomy-gastrectomy dogs were studied; 4 had a jejunal fistula, and 4 other dogs without a fistula served as controls.
(18) It is suggested the participation of glycogen (starch) in the self-oscillatory mechanism of the futile cycle formed by the phosphofructokinase and fructose bisphosphatase reactions may give rise to oscillations with the period of 10(3)-10(4) min, which may serve as the basis for the cell clock.
(19) Variables from the medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests, and radiographs were used to develop different sets of criteria to serve different investigative purposes.
(20) This system may serve as a model to explain the mechanisms by which cells accumulate in inflamed joints.