(a.) One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star.
(a.) Alone; having no companion.
(a.) Hence, unmarried; as, a single man or woman.
(a.) Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others; as, a single thread; a single strand of a rope.
(a.) Performed by one person, or one on each side; as, a single combat.
(a.) Uncompounded; pure; unmixed.
(a.) Not deceitful or artful; honest; sincere.
(a.) Simple; not wise; weak; silly.
(v. t.) To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number; to choose out from others; to separate.
(v. t.) To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.
(v. t.) To take alone, or one by one.
(v. i.) To take the irrregular gait called single-foot;- said of a horse. See Single-foot.
(n.) A unit; one; as, to score a single.
(n.) The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness.
(n.) A handful of gleaned grain.
(n.) A game with but one player on each side; -- usually in the plural.
(n.) A hit by a batter which enables him to reach first base only.
Example Sentences:
(1) The influence of the various concepts for the induction of lateral structure formation in lipid membranes on integral functional units like ionophores is demonstrated by analysing the single channel current fluctuations of gramicidin in bimolecular lipid membranes.
(2) Renal micropuncture and microdissection techniques with ultramicro fluid analysis have been applied to evaluate single nephron function in the skate, Raja erinacea.
(3) Single-case experimental designs are presented and discussed from several points of view: Historical antecedents, assessment of the dependent variable, internal and external validity and pre-experimental vs experimental single-case designs.
(4) Microionophoretically applied excitatory amino acids induced firing of extracellularly recorded single units in a tissue slice preparation of the mouse cochlear nucleus, and the similarly applied antagonist 2-amino-5-phosphonovalerate (2APV) was demonstrated to be a selective N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist.
(5) The coefficient of variation in the integrated area of a single peak is 16%.
(6) The diffusion of Myocamicin in the prostatic tissue of patients undergoing prostatectomy after a single oral dose of 600 mg has been studied.
(7) Infection with opportunistic organisms, either singly or in combination, is known to occur in immunocompromised patients.
(8) Radioligand binding studies revealed the presence of a single class of high-affinity (Kd = 2-6 X 10(-10) M) binding sites for ET-1 in both cells, although the maximal binding capacity of cardiac receptor was about 6- to 12-fold greater than that of vascular receptor.
(9) Pituitary weight, mitotic index and chromosomes were studied in male rats following a single or repeated dose of estradiol-benzoate for a total period of 210 days.
(10) The manufacturers, British Aerospace describe it as a "single-seat, radar equipped, lightweight, multi-role combat aircraft, providing comprehensive air defence and ground attack capability".
(11) Cop rats, however, possess a single 'suppressor' gene which confers complete resistance to mammary cancer.
(12) Comparison if single injections of MSB and atropine in normal subjects also demonstrated a more reliable dose-response relationship with MSB.
(13) Since interferon alfa-2b (Intron A) is useful as a single agent, it is important to determine if interferon can be combined with standard chemotherapy to improve both response and survival in patients with cancer.
(14) This suggests that Mg2+ accelerated both reactions from a single class of site.
(15) In crosses between inverted repeats, a single intrachromatid reciprocal exchange leads to inversion of the sequence between the crossover sites and recovery of both genes involved in the event.
(16) Median effect analysis was applied for the evaluation of in vitro effect by the growth inhibition, and the in vivo effect by comparison of the increase of life span (ILS) in a combined group with the sum of ILS's in 2 single agent groups.
(17) Certainly, Saunders did not land a single blow that threatened to stop his opponent, although he took quite a few himself that threatened his titles in the final few rounds.
(18) The results indicated that roughly 25% of patients treated in this way will become hypothyroid after 5 years and that 85% are cured (need no further therapy during the follow-up period) using a single dose of iodine-131.
(19) In the triploids, the 40 female chromosomes present (mouse, n = 20) were derived from a single diploid pronucleus formed after the extrusion of a first polar body, and following the monospermic fertilization of primary oocytes.
(20) Such an approach to investigations into subclinical mastitis is not feasible by means of either single- or double-parameter techniques.
Unborn
Definition:
(a.) Not born; no yet brought into life; being still to appear; future.
Example Sentences:
(1) We have to balance the risk posed to the environment by DDT with the terrible impact this virus is having on the unborn.” Britain is unlikely to be affected because Aedes aegypti cannot survive the cold of UK winters.
(2) The risks to unborn children from radiographic examinations are also discussed.
(3) Important data were obtained from the analysis, the most outstanding was the fact that both the mother with previous pregnancies and incompatible Rh blood transfusions, cause the hemolytic diseases to the unborn product, which usually presents at birth a severe and clear hydrops fetalis.
(4) The presentation, by the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children , also refers to a teenage girl who died after an abortion and a young woman who committed suicide after aborting twins.
(5) HIV infection in the pregnant woman poses a dilemma for the mother as well as for her unborn child.
(6) Gibbs is the first woman in Mississippi to be charged with murder relating to the loss of her unborn baby.
(7) In what is a credit to his integrity (although not his humanity), Walker held firm to his extremist position: “I believe that that is an unborn child that’s in need of protection out there, and I’ve said many a time that that unborn child can be protected, and there are many other alternatives that can also protect the life of that mother.” It’s is almost impossible to overstate how radical and indefensible Walker’s position is.
(8) This law is intended to protect unborn human life, insure the physical and psychological well-being of the mother, and assure that a responsible decision will be made.
(9) At least 38 of the 50 states have introduced fetal homicide laws intended to protect the unborn child and in a growing number of states – including Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina – those laws have been turned against mothers.
(10) In this case, again, it’s an unborn life, it’s an unborn child, and that’s why we feel strongly about it.
(11) Up to the immediate past, and perhaps even to the present, a major difference between care of the fetus and of the neonate was the ability to examine directly the physical and biochemical traits of the unborn patient.
(12) The Supreme Court ruling liberalized the destruction of life and did not recognize the human rights of the unborn to health services.
(13) In fact, with the exception of those who have died since the series last aired, they're all back: some older, some seemingly unchanged, some replaced by actors who were unborn when the original series ended in 1991.
(14) Congressman Julio Rosas said the decision was taken to “safeguard the health of a mother and the greater interests of the unborn child”.
(15) It's almost 30 years since pro-choice campaigners warned that the 1983 amendment to the Irish constitution guaranteeing "the right to life of the unborn" would put women's lives at risk.
(16) At the beginning of this term, the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child (Spuc) wrote to every secondary school in the country to offer its PowerPoint presentation.
(17) Each child whether unborn or born is an individual and should not be sacrificed for an end.
(18) Advantages of early diagnosis include the option of moving the mother and unborn child to a high-risk obstetrical center for urgent operation on the newborn infant if necessary.
(19) 2 of the 5 health warnings that must now appear on American cigarette packs and cigarette advertising refer to some of the increased hazards smoking entails for the woman and her unborn child.
(20) Women make innumerable trivial decisions throughout pregnancy, hundreds of which may affect their unborn.