Sentence examples for shell opens from inspiring English sources

The shell opens by contraction of diductor muscles that extend from near the centre of the ventral valve to the process under the dorsal beak.

Almost all marine snail species are dextral: The shell opens on the right side when held with the spire pointing upwards (shell coiling direction is controlled by a single, but unknown, gene; e.g., Ueshima and Asami 2003).

When the band shell opened 90 years ago, the builders would never have imagined using amplification.

In July, Shell opened New York City's first hydrogen fueling station for cars.

Its enamel shell opened to reveal a golden yolk and a hen, plus a diamond replica of the imperial crown.

Shell opened a commercial hydrogen pumping station in 2003 and briefly fueled Daimler-Benz Citaro fuel-cell buses there (and the occasional visiting General Motors Equinox).

Shell opening ruptures the chorioallantoic membrane (Additional file 4: Figure S4D), however the embryo remains within the amnion embedded within the yolk sac.

The knife should be held so that it is parallel to the clam shell opening.

High heat and a covered pot will have the shells open in minutes.

MUSSELS, with their sleek black shells opened to hint at the soft succulence inside, are usually a winner on any menu.

Core shells opened with EGTA were reconstituted by the addition of di- or trivalent cations within 2 min of the opening procedure.