Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. Of or pertaining to saliva
- adj. Of or pertaining to sialic acid or its derivatives
Etymologies
- From Ancient Greek σίαλον (sialon, "spittle", "saliva") + -ic (Wiktionary)
Examples
“University of California at San Diego, found that mice in which the gene for an enzyme called sialic acid acetylesterase (SIAE) was knocked out developed a condition similar to the autoimmune disease lupus.”
“California at San Diego, found that mice in which the gene for an enzyme called sialic acid acetylesterase (SIAE) was knocked out developed a condition similar to the autoimmune disease lupus.”
“Ray Bartkus Researchers in Sweden determined that the adenovirus responsible for conjunctivitis enters the eye through receptor molecules called sialic acid located on the surface of corneal cells.”
The Wall Street Journal: New Eye Treatment: Drops to Pre-empt Pinkeye Outbreak
“The sugar to which the flu virus attaches, called sialic acid, has various functions in the immune system and in metabolism.”
“Metabolite analysis in blood and urine such as galactose-1-phosphate and sialic acid, respectively”
“Neuraminidase is an enzyme that catalyzes chemical reactions of N acetylneuraminic acid and other neuraminic acids, which are members of a group of substances classed as sialic acids.”
“The liver recognizes and destroys all glycoproteins that are missing their sialic acids, inactivating the glycoproteins.”
“M. mobile cells require sialic proteins (in this case, fetuin was used) to glide over solid surfaces.”
“Further, the team predicts that improving the directional uniformity of the bacteria, as well as increasing the sialic acid content on the track, are achievable goals that will allow more cells to drive a larger number of rotors at a higher rpm.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘sialic’.
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phrontistery-s
from phrontistery.info
syzygy, systyle, systematology, systatic, syssitia, syrtic, systaltic, syrt, syrinx, syphilomania, syphilology, syntrierarch and 1593 more...
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Learned (or Encountered) in Reading
I have a list for words learned from Newsweek; here's where I keep all the stuff from other shit I read.
Except when I'm looking stuff up and find new words that way. Those go on their...cellie, laminectomy, mridangam, terroir, hypospadias, crus, corpora cavernosa, crura, uretheral meatus, bartholin's gland, coloquintida, colopexy and 921 more...
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Adjectival Arcana
A roster of adjectives that infrequently surface in typical conversation and writing. Many are dredged from scientific or other technical jargon or sieved from examples of disused archaic forms.
unitegmic, acaulescent, reticuloendothelial, ingressive, uniate, acanthopterygian, ossific, epiphysial, perivisceral, acœlomatous, cestoid, acælomate and 7756 more...
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EN - funny (single) words
"Fornication" is not equal to "formication".
Words with funny meaning, spelling or both.biffy, bibcock, barratry, bastinado, bezonian, bibliobibuli, bodewash, boeotian, boondoggle, borborygmic, bosky, brobdingnagian and 729 more...
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Desserts of Random Palavery
Another of my Random Palavery lists, still an eclectic listing of terms that catch my eye and ear. It can't be helped. I am, (as a former partner phrased it) a word-bird.
chablis, ervy, keek, armiger, argand lamp, arblast, milch-cow, cow-calf units, durrus, tom noddy, low-bell, cargo cult and 139 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for sialic.
hernesheir Geology - said of rocks or melts that are rich in silicon and aluminum - aluminosilicates as it were. From the periodic table abbreviations of silicon and aluminum, Si and Al. Aug 4, 2009
chained_bear See hemagglutinin for a usage. Feb 11, 2009