(n.) A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile, very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It is found native, and also combined with sulphur, arsenic, antimony, chlorine, etc., in the minerals argentite, proustite, pyrargyrite, ceragyrite, etc. Silver is one of the "noble" metals, so-called, not being easily oxidized, and is used for coin, jewelry, plate, and a great variety of articles. Symbol Ag (Argentum). Atomic weight 107.7. Specific gravity 10.5.
(n.) Coin made of silver; silver money.
(n.) Anything having the luster or appearance of silver.
(n.) The color of silver.
(a.) Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup.
(a.) Resembling silver.
(a.) Bright; resplendent; white.
(a.) Precious; costly.
(a.) Giving a clear, ringing sound soft and clear.
(a.) Sweet; gentle; peaceful.
(v. t.) To cover with silver; to give a silvery appearance to by applying a metal of a silvery color; as, to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury.
(v. t.) To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.
(v. t.) To make hoary, or white, like silver.
(v. i.) To acquire a silvery color.
Example Sentences:
(1) Another Guardian podcast, Days in the Life, won silver in the same category.
(2) Sulphides, which possibly form on silver alloys, showed cytotoxicity.
(3) We repeat our call for them to do so at the earliest opportunity, and to share those findings so that we can take any appropriate actions.” In the BBC programme the 29-year-old Rupp, who won 10,000m silver at the London 2012 Olympics behind Farah, was accused of having taken testosterone and being a regular user of the asthma drug prednisone, which is banned in competition.
(4) Using a silver staining technique (AgNOR technique), we have investigated the nucleolar organizer-associated proteins (NORs) in formalin-fixed paraffin embedded conjunctival specimens of 15 intraepithelial squamous carcinomas, 10 hyperplastic-dysplastic samples and 10 control epithelial fragments; the mean number of intranuclear black dots was determined for each case.
(5) By contrast, SAP-35, the major surfactant-associated glycoprotein of molecular weight = 35,000, and other higher molecular weight proteins were not detected in significant quantities in the CLSE or surfactant-TA replacement surfactants, either by highly sensitive silver stain analysis or by immunoblot using monospecific antisera generated against bovine SAP-35.
(6) Average number of metaphase Ag-NOR chromosomes (calculated per diploid chromosome set) in haploid parthenogenones exceeded that in the control; in some cases all NORs were stained by silver.
(7) They continuously produced heteropolymeric G6PD and showed strictly additive patterns of silver staining of both parental sets of nucleolar organizing chromosomes.
(8) The nerve endings in the heart of fishes were studied using silver impregnation techniques.
(9) The silver impregnated axons of these cells converge to a paired centrosuperficial tract forming terminal enlargements at the ventrolateral surface of the spinal cord.
(10) On the upside, this year's monsoon will lead to bumper agricultural production, and the cheaper rupee also comes with a thick silver lining.
(11) Some proteins stained with silver can be directly transfer, almost all proteins can be transferred comparably to non-stained controls.
(12) Treatment of the nucleoli with 80 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5) -- 0.15 M NaCl did, however, eliminate silver binding.
(13) Light microscope autoradiography revealed the development of specific silver grains in the medial layer of epineurial and perineurial arteries in sections of sciatic nerve exposed either to [3H]DHA or [3H]QNB.
(14) The ammoniacal silver method, which identifies basic proteins, gives a positive reaction in cytoplasmic granules of rat peritoneal mast cells.
(15) In this study we confirmed this finding in two cases of PSP by using Bodian silver staining and immunohistochemistry with antibody to human tau protein.
(16) The problem, said Dr Kinsey, was that Shakespeare's "sceptred isle ... set in a silver sea" is now set in a sea of rubbish.
(17) Several hundred polypeptides were resolved as seen by silver staining.
(18) The Bielschowski silver stain revealed intracellular, argentophilic deposits, which were birefringent when stained with Congo red and viewed in polarized light.
(19) Since no evaluation of the relative merits of electro and chemical cautery has been reported, a prospective randomized study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of electro-cautery and cautery with silver nitrate.
(20) The labelling intensity (as estimated by the number of silver grains per unit of cytoplasmic area) was maximum in cells having dense-cored vesicles whose mean diameter was between 130 and 170 nm, but decreased for cells with mean diameter of dense cores smaller than 130 nm, or larger than 170 nm.
Zwanziger
Definition:
(n.) An Austrian silver coin equivalent to 20 kreutzers, or about 10 cents.
Example Sentences:
(1) Executive committee member Theo Zwanziger said: "Ultimately what we need are clear rules and steps that will build trust and ensure that the situation, which is unacceptable at the moment, improves in a sustainable manner."
(2) The Qatar Football Association filed a lawsuit over the comment claiming it showed collective disrespect and Zwanziger should be banned from repeating it.
(3) Qatar’s FA said the remark by Zwanziger showed collective disrespect and was slanderous and he should not be allowed to repeat it, according to the court statement.
(4) With respect to the sporting, financial and political importance of a football World Cup host, the purpose for the comment, which was about drawing attention to the critical working process and decision of Fifa , is set higher than the honour of the Qatar Football Association.” Zwanziger has said he was not referring to the Qatari people with his comment.
(5) But Düsseldorf’s regional court ruled that while the comment was indeed offensive, Zwanziger was not obliged under German law to change his wording or be blocked from repeating it.
(6) The 70-year-old, who captained West Germany to World Cup victory on home soil in 1974 before leading them to the trophy as the manager in 1990, was named alongside the former German football association presidents Wolfgang Niersbach and Theo Zwanziger, and the DFB’s former general secretary Horst Rudolf Schmidt by Switzerland’s attorney general.
(7) A Frankfurt prosecutor is also formally investigating Zwanziger and other former football officials for suspected tax fraud in relation to a payment to Fifa ahead of to the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
(8) There is also no suggestion Niersbach, Zwanziger or Schmidt knew of or were involved in any alleged bribery.
(9) Fifa, where Zwanziger was an executive committee member, faced the biggest crisis in its history last year with several investigations leading to dozens of individuals being arrested on corruption charges.
(10) Theo Zwanziger, the chairman of Germany's federation, called for an inquiry into the process that led to Qatar winning the right to host the 2022 World Cup.
(11) There were no immediate statements directly from Qatar or Zwanziger.
(12) A Frankfurt prosecutor is also formally investigating Zwanziger and two other former football officials for alleged tax fraud in relation to a payment to Fifa over the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
(13) Zwanziger has welcomed the investigation , saying: “I don’t have any worries in that matter.
(14) The document formulated by Zwanziger’s lawyer states that Beckenbauer wrote an IOU to Louis-Dreyfus stating that Louis-Dreyfus had personally lent him the money.
(15) Zwanziger, who headed the DFB until 2012, was asked in a television interview last year whether the decision to let Qatar host the 2022 World Cup should be reviewed after corruption allegations hit the world governing body Fifa.
(16) Last week, appearing before EU officials, Theo Zwanziger, a senior Fifa executive who has publicly criticised the decision to award the tournament to Qatar, pledged that his organisation would be carrying out "on-the-spot visits" to ensure that workers' rights were being respected.
(17) Bild had reported that the homes of the DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach and of the former president Theo Zwanziger had been raided.
(18) If you read the ethics rules, there will come a point where you can ask questions,” Zwanziger said in São Paulo.
(19) In typical fashion, Blatter has told each audience what they want to hear – he has travelled to the Gulf to reassure and offer warm words, while employing the Fifa executive committee member Theo Zwanziger to talk tough and engage with the ITUC.
(20) The former German Football Association president Theo Zwanziger is free to repeat his claim that “Qatar is a cancer on world football”, a German court ruled on Tuesday.