TALK
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
|
1998
|
|
© Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language 1998, originally published by Oxford University Press 1998. (Hide copyright information)
Copyright
TALK. 1. A way of talking or speaking, usually embracing what one talks about:
TEACHER TALK the usage of teachers in the classroom;
chalk and talk an informal term for teaching methods that do not use complex technology;
small talk trivial news and gossip. The term is informal in such forms as
country talk and
local talk, and pejorative in such forms as
nigger talk.
2. A
VARIETY or
DIALECT, especially if not taken too seriously or low in prestige:
Bungo Talk ‘country bumpkin’ speech in Jamaica;
Creole Talk of Trinidad and Tobago (title of a book, 1980). This sense has long been associated with English-based
PIDGINS and
CREOLES; the word has been adopted and adapted, usually in the written form
tok, in various names, such as
KAMTOK in Cameroon and
TOK PISIN in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur in such pidgin and creole usages as
tumantok (‘two-man talk’) a tête-à-tête.
3. Sound that approximates to
SPEECH, whether produced by an animal, an infant, or a machine:
BABY TALK. Compare
-ESE,
LINGO,
-SPEAK. See
AKU,
DOUBLE TALK,
FOREIGNER TALK,
RASTA TALK,
TECHNOBABBLE.
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
|
Rotational dynamics of adenine amino groups in a DNA double helix
Magazine article from: Biophysical Journal; 5/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...the internal motions of adenine amino groups on the subnanosecond...scale, namely, rotation of adenine amino groups around the...nitrogens of the symmetrical adenines with ^sup 15^N allowed specific observation of adenine amino proton resonances...
|
|
Adenine Induces Selective Apoptosis of HIV Infected Cells in vitro.
Newspaper article from: Virus Weekly; 9/19/2000; 700+ words
; ...Researchers in Japan have evaluated adenine as an anti-HIV drug in vitro. "A novel...Here, we show that 6-aminopurine, adenine, induced selective apoptosis toward HIV...Biophysical Research Communications ("Adenine-induced selective apoptosis toward HIV...
|
|
Adenine Induces Selective Apoptosis of HIV Infected Cells in vitro.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: AIDS Weekly; 9/18/2000; 700+ words
; ...Researchers in Japan have evaluated adenine as an anti-HIV drug in vitro. "A novel...Here, we show that 6-aminopurine, adenine, induced selective apoptosis toward HIV...Biophysical Research Communications ("Adenine-induced selective apoptosis toward HIV...
|
|
Adenine Nucleotide Pool Perturbation Is a Metabolic Trigger for AMP Deaminase Inhibitor-Based Herbicide Toxicity1[OA]
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...the intracellular concentrations of all adenine ribonucleotides. No measurable rescue...AMPD inhibition, such as limitations in adenine-to-guanine nucleotide conversion or...important roles in DF toxicity. However, adenine (250 M) acts synergistically with a...
|
|
ADENINE 'TAILS' MAKE TAILORED ANCHORS FOR DNA
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/21/2006; 700 words
; ...UMD team, might be to use a string of adenine nucleotides as an anchor. Of the four nucleotides that comprise DNA molecules, adenine, turns out to have a particularly high...gold. Short strands composed entirely of adenine will adhere to a gold surface even if...
|
|
New dihydro OO'bis(salicylidene) 2,2' aminobenzothiazolyl borate complexes: kinetic and voltammetric studies of dimethyltin copper complex with guanine, adenine, and calf thymus DNA.
Magazine article from: Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...interaction of complex (5) with guanine, adenine, and calf thymus DNA was studied by spectrophotometric...position of guanine base, while the adenine shows binding to a lesser extent. The...interaction of complex (5) with guanine, adenine, and calf thymus DNA. The CV of complex...
|
|
Biradical radiationless decay channel in adenine and its derivatives (1).
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Chemistry; 2/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...optimized potential energy profiles of adenine and its derivatives indicate that the...state lifetime is extremely short in adenine and 9-methyladenine, which have barrierless...purines and pyrimidines. Key words: adenine, guanine, DNA damage, radiationless...
|
|
Adenine analogs may be differentiation therapy agents for acute myeloid leukemia.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 8/13/2003; 685 words
; ...NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adenine analogs may be differentiation therapy...Center, Research Institute. "Several adenine analogs effectively induce the morphologic...differentiation of leukemia cells. Thus, adenine analogs, alone or in combination with...
|
|
|
Molecular basis for Kir6.2 channel inhibition by adenine nucleotides
Magazine article from: Biophysical Journal; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...sulfonylurea receptor, SURx. Interaction of adenine nucleotides with Kir6.2 positively charged...residues had small effects on inhibition by adenine nucleotide, while substitution with neutral...between Kir6.2 positive charges and adenine nucleotide negative phosphate groups...
|
|
Position 9-substituted adenine derivatives great phosphodiesterase type-4 inhibitors.
Newspaper article from: Immunotherapy Weekly; 6/25/2003; 700+ words
; ...or autoimmune disorders. "Adenine derivatives substituted in...different positions of the adenine ring leading to the following...healthy subjects (e.g. adenines 71, 9s and 13b)," wrote...a series of 9-substituted adenine derivatives as selective phosphodiesterase...
|
|
adenine
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
adenine , organic base of the purine family. Adenine combines with the sugar ribose to form adenosine, which...adenosine diphosphate, and adenosine triphosphate . These adenine derivatives perform important functions in cellular metabolism...
|
|
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is the coenzyme form of the vitamin...is a component of two coenzymes: NAD, and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP). NAD + (the oxidized form...
|
|
|
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate: see coenzyme .
|
|
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP) A phosphorylated derivative of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), which functions as a hydrogen acceptor in the light stage of photosynthesis and is subsequently involved in the reduction...
|
|
flavin adenine dinucleotide
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) A coenzyme in oxidation reactions, derived from vitamin B2 , phosphate, ribose, and adenine.
|
