(n.) A cradle, as for a broken limb. See Cradle, 6.
(n.) Any marine bivalve mollusk belonging to Solen or allied genera of the family Solenidae; a razor shell.
Example Sentences:
(1) Solen ensisensis muscle arginine kinase (ATP : L-arginine phosphotransferase, EC 2.7.3.3) was isolated in an homogeneous state.
(2) Both enzymes have several reactive thiol groups (8 thiol groups in the Solen kinase and 12 in the Sipunculus enzyme were titrateable with 5,5'-dithio-bis-(2-nitrobenzoic) acid and histidine residues (both enzymes have 6 reactive histidine residues).