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sialopeptidase (medicine) and bridge(1) (iou)


sialopeptidase (medicine)


sialopeptidase
<enzyme> Releases sialic acid-containing peptides from hela cells

Registry number: EC 3.4.-


bridge(1) (iou)



bridge noun1. .

A structure carrying a road, path, railway, etc., across a stream, river, ravine, road, railway, etc. OE.
Bailey bridge, bascule bridge, cantilever bridge, drawbridge, floating bridge, foot-bridge, humpback bridge, overbridge, packhorse bridge, skew bridge, suspension bridge, swing-bridge, swinging-bridge, toll-bridge, transporter bridge, underbridge, etc. asses' bridge: see ASS noun1 2. bridge of boats: formed by boats moored abreast over a body of water. burn one's bridges: see BURN verb 8. cross a bridge when one comes to it deal with a problem when and if it arises. gold bridge, silver bridge an easy and attractive escape route for an enemy. water under the bridge: see WATER noun. weighbridge: see WEIGH verb.
A gangway for a boat; a landing-stage, a jetty, a pier. obsolete exc. dial. ME.
The upper bony part of the nose; the central part of a pair of spectacles, fitting over this. LME.
The upright piece over which the strings of a violin etc. are stretched. LME.
A ridge of rock, sand, or shingle, projecting into or crossing a body of water. (See also land-bridge s.v. LAND noun1.) Chiefly dial. or in names, as Filey Brig. E19.
The raised platform or compartment, usu. amidships, from which a ship is directed. M19.
Billiards & Snooker etc. The support for the cue formed by the hand or at the end of a rest; occas., a rest. L19.
An electric circuit for measuring resistance or another property by equalizing the potential at two points. L19.
post-office bridge, Wheatstone bridge, etc.
Dentistry. A partial denture supported by natural teeth on either side. L19.
Comb.: bridge-bote Hist. a tax for the repair of bridges; bridge-building fig. the Promotion of friendly relations, esp. between countries; bridge circuit = sense 8 above; bridge-deck = sense 6 above; bridgehead a position held on the opposite side of a river etc. in advance of one's main forces; fig. an initial position established beyond some dividing feature, as a basis for further advance. bridge-house Hist. a house connected with a bridge; spec. the establishment formerly concerned with the care and repair of London Bridge; bridge-man, bridgemaster an officer having control of a bridge (formerly, in some boroughs, a member of the corporation); bridge passage a transitional passage in a musical or literary composition; bridgeward Hist. the keeper or warden of a bridge; bridgework (the insertion of) a dental bridge.
bridgeless adjective E19.