(1) Powdered slaked lime applied to the chewed Areca nut with Piper betle inflorescence at the corner of the mouth causes the mean pH to rise to 10, at which reactive oxygen species are generated from betel quid ingredients in vitro.
(2) Photograph: Nerissa Sparkman This being Dublin, visitors to Stoneybatter will find no shortage of opportunities to slake their thirst.
(3) A link between the generation of areca nut-related N-nitrosamines in the saliva, the induction of genotoxic damage in the oral mucosa, as judged by an increase in micronucleated exfoliated cells (MEC), and a low incidence of oral cancer was studied in 2 population groups characterized by their habit of chewing quids without tobacco: Guamanians, who chew areca nuts (Areca catechu) with or without the addition of betel leaf (Piper betle); Taiwanese, who use areca nut, betel leaf or inference and slaked lime.
(4) Watering crops, slaking thirst in expanding cities, cooling power plants, fracking oil and gas wells – all take water from the same diminishing supply.
(5) "Reverse"-cigar smokers (who hold the burning end of cigars within the mouth), dippers (who place a mixture of Khaini-tobacco and slaked lime into the lower gingival groove) and users of tobacco-containing toothpaste (gudakhu) in Orissa, India, were examined for precancerous oral lesions, the frequency of micronucleated cells at 3 different intra-oral sites, and levels of tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNA) in the saliva.
(6) I have come to the conclusion that the smoked tobacco and the slaked lime in the Indian "Pan" are the two important carcinogenic agents.
(7) Then, they report on the three main basic components: Piper betle L. leaf, Areca catechu nut, and slaked lime.
(8) This illness will be caused by longterm exposure in viniculture against "Bordeaux mixture" a solution of copper sulphate and slaked lime.
(9) The restaurateur Leonid Shutnov will soon open Biblioteka in St James, where he will offer 100 vintages of Château d'Yquem and 80 of Château Mouton Rothschild, should 79 of Château Mouton Rothschild not be enough to slake the thirst of London's rich.
(10) Finally, some exasperated nutritionist will pop up and say, to be honest: "This is all sugar that doesn't fill you up and doesn't even slake your thirst particularly well."
(11) Not even a majority Conservative government in 2015 will slake the thirst for EU departure of the Eurosceptics.
(12) In the case of many oropharyngeal cancers in Asia and Africa it is the alkaline slaked lime in the betel quid which is responsible; in the case of gastric cancers it is the reflux of the alkaline duodenal contents into the stomach; in the case of colon it is the absence of roughage, cellulose and vegetable fibres from the diet; in the case of the cervix uteri it is the frequency of coitus which gives rise to a highly alkaline seminal fluid; and in the case of cancer lung it is the alkaline cigarette smoke.
(13) Europeans slaked their need for labour in the colonies – in the mines and on the plantations – not only by enslaving indigenous Americans but also by shipping slaves across the Atlantic from Africa.
(14) Different strategies will be required in the administration of chemopreventive agents in order to trap ROS formed in the alkaline (due to the addition of slaked lime) chewing mixture within the saliva of a chewer, to scavenge ROS within mucosal cells exposed to an array of tobacco- or areca nut-related carcinogens or tumour promoters, and to inhibit the action of ROS released from ROS-generating white cells during lymphocytic infiltration of the oral mucosa at a precancerous stage.
(15) The frequency of MEC did not increase in the oral mucosa of areca nut chewers who do not use slaked lime, but showed a small but significant elevation in individuals using lime-containing quids.
(16) Zero Dark Thirty slakes a thirst for vengeance and leaves an aftertaste of gall.
(17) Here’s Tom Jenkins’s match gallery from Craven Cottage Updated at 4.17pm GMT 4.10pm GMT More goals in the Championship ... Leicester have taken a two-goal lead against Charlton at the King Power Stadium, courtesy of Danny Drinkwater, who has slaked his thirst for liquid finishing to make it 2-0.
(18) And still it wasn’t enough to slake the insatiable thirst of the financial markets for more and more stimulus.
(19) A giant cross made of wooden slakes was erected on the grassy slope near the Washington Monument.
(20) Andy Murray’s thirst for making history could not be denied here on Sunday – even by lingering but passing pain in his back – and will be further slaked when Great Britain contest their first Davis Cup final in 37 years.
Slated
Definition:
(imp. & p. p.) of Slate
Example Sentences:
(1) The slate was wiped clean “as far as I am concerned”, Corbyn added, before taking a swipe at the alleged purge of some of his supporters over comments made on Twitter.
(2) For that matter, mulching with bark, grit or slate will help keep the surface roots cooler and retain moisture in hot weather.
(3) Joe Muto, Slate The Newsroom can be read as Sorkin's attempt to cure what's ailing the news industry, but he's misdiagnosing the patient.
(4) They were apparently trying to promote a healthy lifestyle to the Russian public, but Muscle and Fitness magazine slated the president’s technique: “his cable crossover form is crap”.
(5) The Hill reports : Senate Republicans elected a slate of white men to their top five leadership positions on Wednesday, and some GOP lawmakers feared the House would follow suit at a time when Republicans have said they need to find ways to reach out to women and minorities.
(6) Some establishment party figures have blamed the event for prematurely narrowing the field and forcing candidates to compete in what top GOP strategist David Kochel (now slated to be Jeb Bush’s national campaign manager) once called “a goat rodeo”.
(7) While we do expect some significant strength in the top two to three spots in 2015,” he wrote, “we are not convinced that the overall slate is going to drive performance that is significantly better than what we have generally seen over the past four years.” He also fears that the rise in superhero blockbusters is going to lead to disaster for some studios, in the same way that a wider pool of animated films has led to some casualties, with underwhelming receipts for Penguins of Madagascar and Mr Peabody & Sherman most recently.
(8) For now, we can't tell, but the Moritz-Heyman scholarships will help us find out by creating a group of graduates who will start on the career ladder with a near-clean slate.
(9) The conviction was subsequently wiped from his record under German clean-slate legislation.
(10) David Fincher was originally slated to direct the project , but Boyle manages to put his own distinct imprint on it: the film has Boyle’s characteristic frenetic energy, and boasts colourful visuals.
(11) Besides, Corbyn wanted to wipe the slate clean – though he was not yet ready to explain what steps he would take to do so – and to remind the party that there was more that united it than divided it.
(12) He was slated to give a commencement speech at his alma mater in 2013, but withdrew after controversy arose in wake of his remarks comparing same-sex marriage to pedophilia.
(13) That panel is slated to deliver final recommendations as early as this month, although it may slip into the new year.
(14) There are a number of things that need to be repealed, but I think what we need to focus on first is what would we replace it with,” Alexander told Slate about a week after the election.
(15) The French unit also has proposals for a new film from Dutch genre icon Paul Verhoeven and a remake of 1988 cult horror Maniac Cop on its slate for Cannes.
(16) These are slated to move from London to the new Media City development by 2011.
(17) I have now left the defence force with a clean slate.
(18) The policy was known as “contraction” and it was slated to shut down two clubs, the other being the Minnesota Twins, a team that is thriving years after the policy foundered.
(19) A restaurant firm slated to open an outlet in Trump’s new Washington DC hotel complained that the remarks were damaging to them.
(20) His papers, which are stored in more than 200 slate-grey boxes, describe fascinating connections to a roll call of the great and the good: Shirley Williams, Ruth First, Nadine Gordimer, Henry Kissinger, Trevor Huddleston, Nelson Mandela , Anthony Crosland, Michael Heseltine, Ted Heath, John Cleese, David Cornwell (John le Carré) and many more.