Sentence examples for are nerve from inspiring English sources
noun
A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.
- The nerves can be seen through the skin.
Sarin and tabun are nerve agents that can act within seconds of absorption through the skin or inhalation.
Associated with the hair follicle are nerve endings and a muscle, the arrector pili.
He picked this animal because its body has a mere 959 cells, of which 302 are nerve cells.
Far more deadly are nerve agents, small amounts of which can penetrate the skin or lungs to disrupt the body's nervous system and stop breathing.
There are also many substances that inhibit, or poison, enzymes; cyanide ion is a potent inhibitor in many enzymic processes, as are nerve gases and insecticides.
Parathion and malathion are thus highly effective agricultural insecticides, while sarin, tabun, and soman are nerve gases designed for use in chemical warfare to induce nausea, vomiting, convulsions, and death in humans.
We are nerve-blowing now.
THESE are nerve-racking times for brokers.
The deliveries are "nerve-racking," Mr. Doan said.
The New Yorker, March 1 , 1969P. 40 We are nerve-blowing now.
By James Dickey The New Yorker, March 1 , 1969P. 40 We are nerve-blowing now.
