(n.) A ripened ovule, consisting of an embryo with one or more integuments, or coverings; as, an apple seed; a currant seed. By germination it produces a new plant.
(n.) Any small seedlike fruit, though it may consist of a pericarp, or even a calyx, as well as the seed proper; as, parsnip seed; thistle seed.
(n.) The generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm; -- not used in the plural.
(n.) That from which anything springs; first principle; original; source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice.
(n.) The principle of production.
(n.) Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David.
(n.) Race; generation; birth.
(v. t.) To sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to seed a field.
(v. t.) To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.
Example Sentences:
(1) Thus, a dietary 'no observable effect level' for subchronic ingestion of C. obtusifolia seed in rats was less than 0.15%.
(2) Cells (1 x 10(5)) were seeded in 12- x -75-mm tissue culture tubes and incubated with various doses of IL-1 beta, IL-1 alpha, TNF-alpha, and IFN-gamma, alone or in specific combinations, for 15 min, two, 12, 24, and 72 h. PGE concentrations in the media were measured by radio-immunoassay.
(3) Cissus quadrangularis was mutagenic, while 'decoctions' of cumin seeds, aniseeds and ginger were not.
(4) The major protein component in seeds is storage protein.
(5) He fashioned alliances with France in the 1950s, and planted the seeds for Israel’s embryonic electronics and aircraft industries.
(6) Furthermore, the animals did not increase their intake of sunflower seeds, a preferred diet for hamsters.
(7) Although not yet characterized, glycinin-related genes could encode other glycinin subunit families whose members accumulate in minor amounts in seeds.
(8) A procedure for cultivation of the seed material for biosynthesis of eremomycin providing an increase in the antibiotic yield by 24 per cent was developed.
(9) At 10 weeks only the seeded grafts could be assessed because all of the control grafts had occluded.
(10) Cells dissociated from 6-day rat cerebellum were seeded on glass coverslips coated with polylysine on one half and hyaluronectin on the other.
(11) The observed signals from germinating seeds of Phaseolus aures and decaying leaves of Eucalyptus are presented to show that the signals have characteristic kinetics and intensity.
(12) The accumulation of the mRNA corresponding to a rice high pI alpha-amylase gene, OSamy-c, was stimulated 20-fold by exogenous GA3 in half-seeds lacking embryos.
(13) Previous work from this laboratory had shown that Leguminosa seed extracts contain lectin-bound proteins.
(14) We therefore surveyed patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) regarding early adult consumption of fruits and vegetables usually eaten raw, with seeds that are swallowed or scraped with the teeth.
(15) Y-79 cells, seeded into a Matrigel matrix, form round colonies over a 3-week period similar to those of control, weakly metastatic murine melanoma cells.
(16) During the procedure of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), the release of free oxygen radicals as a result of ischemia and reperfusion which plants the seeds of post-operative low cardiac output and arrhythmias has grave consequence on the reestablishment of cardiac function.
(17) Production of the vaccine basically consists in the multiplication of the working seed under standardized, well-defined conditions guaranteeing consistency of the vaccine lots.
(18) In cereals and legume seeds the activity of chymotrypsin inhibitors is generally lower than that of the trypsin inhibitors.
(19) The amino acid sequence of the smaller subunit of conglutin gamma, the simplest of the three globulins from the seeds of Lupinus angustifolius cv.
(20) Virus in the seed lot was not identified correctly, and the titer of homologous antiserum was mistakenly considered to be low as a result of neutralization tests conducted with the aggregated virus.
Seeder
Definition:
(n.) One who, or that which, sows or plants seed.
Example Sentences:
(1) Groups of 5-24 chicks in isolators were exposed to C. jejuni-contaminated water or colonized seeder chicks.
(2) Results of the examination of caecal contents from untreated control birds indicated that the challenge organism was successfully established in contact chicks via the seeder birds.
(3) Each group was challenged with Salmonella infantis through contact with infected seeder birds and numbers of salmonellae in the caecal contents were determined weekly.
(4) Headley could have been sentenced to death if convicted of the most serious charges – conspiracy to bomb public places in India and six counts of murdering US nationals in India – but Seeder said the death sentence was "off the table" if Headley continued to co-operate.
(5) A seeder bird technique was used to challenge experimental and control birds with Campylobacter jejuni biotype 2 (broiler origin).
(6) Lungworm-infected seeder calves were used on two 1.41 ha paddocks to ensure that groups of 11 susceptible trial calves would be exposed to heavy early season challenge with Dictyocaulus viviparus.
(7) These seeders are also hand held making them suitable for use in smaller fields.
(8) A total of 18 deaths occurred including 13 untreated contact birds, 3 Broilact-treated contact birds and 2 seeder birds.
(9) The individual-bird challenge test system appeared to yield a more precise measurement of protection than the seeder-bird system and indicated that trypticase soy broth is as effective as VL broth for anaerobic culture of the protective microflora.
(10) In each of the individual trials, birds exposed to coccidiosis via the feed had significantly (P is less than 0.5) higher incidence of light to severe histological lesions that those exposed via "seeder birds" or contaminated litter.
(11) Contamination of the pasture was established by experimentally infected seeder calves.
(12) The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre has developed a low-till seeder, ideal because soil scientists advocate not breaking the structure of the soil at the top as a way to improve water retention and reduce erosion.
(13) Lungworm-infected seeder calves were used on four 1.41 ha paddocks to ensure that groups of 11 calves would be exposed to a heavy challenge with Dictyocaulus viviparus.
(14) For her part, Ross describes herself as "a seeder, a builder" and seems to delight in her role as a patron of the arts, someone who can seek out talented individuals and make them an offer they can't refuse.
(15) Three seeder birds were placed in each group of 60 birds.
(16) "He has provided significant help to the United States and aided other countries," said Seeder.
(17) Statistical analysis with direct seeding (seeder birds; severe coccidial exposure) showed that feed levels of 84 and 102 ppm gave maximal improvement of weight gain and 4-week feed conversion, respectively.
(18) His attorney, Robert Seeder, said after the hearing that Headley's decision to talk was "a manifestation and example of his regret and remorse" and was not based solely on the fact he would avoid a possible death sentence.
(19) Randomly selected boxes of treated and untreated (control) chicks were taken to the laboratory and challenged with either Salmonella infantis or Salmonella enteritidis (PT4) using the seeder bird technique.
(20) Contamination of pens with Eimeria meleagrimitis, E. adenoeides, and E. gallopavonis was accomplished by the infected seeder bird technique.