(n.) A vegetable production of many kinds, fragrant or aromatic and pungent to the taste, as pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, allspice, ginger, cloves, etc., which are used in cookery and to flavor sauces, pickles, etc.
(n.) Figuratively, that which enriches or alters the quality of a thing in a small degree, as spice alters the taste of food; that which gives zest or pungency; a slight flavoring; a relish; hence, a small quantity or admixture; a sprinkling; as, a spice of mischief.
(v. t.) To season with spice, or as with spice; to mix aromatic or pungent substances with; to flavor; to season; as, to spice wine; to spice one's words with wit.
(v. t.) To fill or impregnate with the odor of spices.
(v. t.) To render nice or dainty; hence, to render scrupulous.
Example Sentences:
(1) Spices are widely used for flavouring food and are mostly grown in the tropics.
(2) Patients with duodenal ulcer were more often native from the Magreb and their nutrition was more often rich in spices in comparison to patients with gastric ulcer.
(3) A strong EBV activation activity was observed in aqueous extracts of some Cantonese salted dried fish from China, harissa (a spice mixture) and to a lesser extent qaddid (dry mutton preserved in olive oil) from Tunisia.
(4) The overall population may be exposed to TCE through household cleaning fluids, decaffeinated coffee, and some spice extracts.
(5) I mean, we all taught each other stuff, but she taught us all .” Was that her main role in the Spice Girls?
(6) However, almost anything can be used to blush water into wine: fruits, vegetables, flowers, spices, teabags – whatever you think might taste good.
(7) Almond lamb curry: Atul Kochhar This dish derives its main flavour from a spice blend called vadagam, which can be a little tedious to make.
(8) In Group I (n = 32) a statistically significantly higher % of patients (47%) showed positive reactions to 1 or more spices, compared with 15% in Group II (N = 71).
(9) In our experience the occurrence of urticaria, angioedema or anaphylaxis after meals in Chinese or Indonesian restaurants is more often due to IgE-mediated Type I food allergy, caused by consumption of shrimp, peanut or spices, in particular those of the parsley family (e.g.
(10) The design tool taken into account is the world-wide used electrical simulator SPICE.
(11) Matthew Watson, a scientist at Bristol University and the principal investigator of Spice, told Nature magazine that two scientists involved in the project had not been initially forthcoming that they had submitted patents for technology similar to that used in the project before Spice was proposed.
(12) Manchester United 2-2 Liverpool: the Class of 92, Spice Boys and Cantona’s return Read more He did not do it all by himself – there was considerable assistance from Eric Harrison and other United youth coaches along the way and even a short loan spell at Preston North End played its part – but from the moment Beckham became a first-team regular he appeared fully armed and fully formed.
(13) The only significant association (p less than .01, odds ratio = 15) was found between an attack of cholera and eating laebmoo--an uncooked pork preparation with Thai spices and chili.
(14) An experiment explored how well young, middle-aged, and elderly subjects could discriminate the presence or absence of the spice marjoram in a soup prepared according to a published recipe.
(15) Among the spices, the highest numbers of reactions were found to nutmeg (28%), paprika (19%) and cloves (12%) in the indicator-positive Group I. Fragrance-mix turned out to be a particularly important indicator allergen, especially for paprika, nutmeg and cloves.
(16) I remember standing by the side of the stage, thinking, "I'm about to follow the Spice Girls" and giggling to myself.
(17) Another member of her circle, the rapacious slum landlord Peter Rachman, had himself become a symbol of the greed and materialism of the affluent society, adding more spice to the mix.
(18) The foods were cream, homogenized milk, raw milk, cheese, raw chicken, raw oysters, frozen broccoli, flour, and spices.
(19) One is for loin of pork spiced with green peppercorns.
(20) Add the cashew mixture, spices, salt and tomato puree and stir for 2-3 minutes until thoroughly combined.
Spine
Definition:
(n.) A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.
(n.) A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an animal.
(n.) One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish.
(n.) The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; -- so called from the projecting processes upon the vertebrae.
(n.) Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.
Example Sentences:
(1) Univariate and multivariate analyses indicated previous LBP or back pain in another location of the spine were strongly associated with LBP during the study year.
(2) In contrast, the ryanodine receptor is observed in dendritic shafts, but not in the spines.
(3) We reviewed the results of intraoperative monitoring of short-latency cortical evoked potentials in 81 patients who underwent surgical procedures of the cervical spine.
(4) Unrecognized flexion injuries of the cervical spine may lead to late instability and neurologic damage.
(5) The present case indicates that the possibility of osseous spines impinging on the facial nerve should be considered in all cases of facial spasm.
(6) The results of conventional sciatic nerve stretching tests are usually evaluated regardless of patient age, gender or movements of the hip joint and spine.
(7) The correlation of posterior intervertebral (facet) joint tropism (asymmetry), degenerative facet disease, and intervertebral disc disease was reviewed in a retrospective study of magnetic resonance images of the lumbar spine from 100 patients with complaints of low back pain and sciatica.
(8) Lumbosacral spine films revealed only minimal degenerative changes, while lumbar myelogram showed L4-L5 and L5-S1 ventral extradural defects.
(9) This paper presents a comparison of the diagnostic value of CT studies and conventional radiological diagnosis, based on 46 CT studies, in patients with inflammatory bone lesions of the spine (n = 20) before and after surgical interventions (n = 12).
(10) Specimens from the bone marrow taken were by trephine biopsy from the sternum, ala ossis ilii and spine.
(11) Quite the contrary, in cases of higher nervous activity disturbances, destruction of the organelles and desintegration of spine apparatuses is clearly pronounced.
(12) The left scapula in each dog was treated by open reduction and plating of the scapular spine.
(13) In general, the cerebellum showed a much delayed developmental pattern with regard to Purkinje cell spine formation.
(14) The effects exerted on the cervical spine by a traction of 150 N was studied by means of an improved radiographic technique.
(15) In the perineuronal neuropil of large pyramidal neurons (layers V-VI) there appear symmetric synapses with pyramidal cells, dendritic processes and dendritic spines.
(16) For conservative treatment of injuries of the cervical spine, two different methods are available: The HALO fixator and the collar.
(17) Whereas in flexion stress all methods showed a sufficient stability, the rotation tests proved, that in case of a dorsal instability of the lower cervical spine, posterior interlaminar wiring or anterior plate stabilization showed no reliable stabilization effect.
(18) Recommendations are made suggesting closer scrutiny of this region of the spine.
(19) Differentiation from synovial or ganglion cysts of the spine is discussed.
(20) To avoid the complications attributable to the cervical spine, we recommend roentgenographic examination in all neurofibromatosis patients who are about to have general anesthesia or skull traction for treatment of scoliosis.