Sentence examples for substances named from inspiring English sources

By 1840 litmus had been partially separated into several substances named azolitmin, erythrolitmin, spaniolitmin, and erythrolein.

In presence of aspirin, n-3 PUFA are converted to active substances named resolvins and protectins which play a pivotal role in the resolution of inflammation [29].

6, 7 Adipose tissue has the capacity to secrete a large number of bioactive substances named adipokines.

Adipocytes also produce adiponectin, a potent insulin-sensitizing and anti-atherogenic cytokine, now included in a vast group of substances named adipokines or adipocytokines.

Adipose tissue produces circulating bioactive substances named adipokines (such as leptin, adiponectin, and resistin) and inflammatory markers (such as interleukin (IL) 6 and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF- α) [ 12]).

The spacecraft is powered by a nuclear generator that runs on plutonium, a substance named after the dwarf planet.

Curie, in physics, unit of activity of a quantity of a radioactive substance, named in honour of the French physicist Pierre Curie.

To look for a real, substantive thing called consciousness, Dennett argues, is as silly as insisting that characters in novels, such as Sherlock Holmes or Harry Potter, must be made up of a peculiar substance named "fictoplasm"; the idea is absurd and unnecessary, since the characters do not exist to begin with.

The substance, named Schreckstoff (German for "scary stuff"), protects the entire community of fish, but no one knew how it worked.

A report in The Guardian says the British government failed to warn clubbers about a deadly batch of ecstasy pills containing a toxic substance named PMMA that has resulted in the death of four men.

MDA levels in retina extracts were assayed using a commercial kit according to manufacturer's instruction (Jian-Cheng Biotechnical Co., Nanjing, China), the standard reference substance named tetraethoxypropane were used in 10 nmol/ml.