Sentence examples for tight shell from inspiring English sources

Covered with a tight shell of animal skin, the kayak was shielded from waves, mist and the harsh breath of the sea.

These problems can be solved to a large extent by inserting around the radiating well a tight shell made of a low loss dielectric material, and by selecting the proper irradiation frequency.

Further, the hydrophilic blocks form hydrogen bonds with the aqueous surroundings and form a tight shell around the micellar core.

The hydrophilic periphery of the micelle renders the polymer water-soluble and provides a tight shell around the drug-loaded core.

"I'm looking for a tighter shell".

Characteristics of Avoidance Behavior were tighter shell closures with repeated and irregular shell movements which was significantly different to their undisturbed resting behavior (p < 0.001).

Bogged down with scuba equipment--tank, goggles, mask--and carrying a camera encased in a water-tight shell, pressing against a force of water that pushes one's body back and forth, a photographer tries for artistic shots and it's almost a comic experience.

Apparently, carboxysomes lacking the shell proteins CsoS4A and CsoS4B, despite being able to assume an apparently normal shape and displaying near wild-type protein composition (sans CsoS4A and CsoS4B), lack the protein interactions that are necessary to form a "CO2-tight" shell.

Particles may be surrounded by a host-derived membrane, termed "enveloped," or a tight protein shell, termed "nonenveloped".

One of the more successful attempts is based on the idea that the ions are solvated, which means that every ion is surrounded by a tight-fitting shell of solvent molecules.

Hair on heads, bodies and faces, along with tattoos, shag rugs and even bushes, are accounted for with particular zeal, sometimes in the tight snail-shell curls familiar from ancient Buddha sculptures.