carrier
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- noun
- /ˈkɛrɪər/
- Specialized
:
portador
- Nitrogen (99.99% purity) was used as carrier gas with a constant flow rate of 2.8 ml/min and a split ratio of 1:30.
- carrier gas
Examples
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The electrode array, consisting of platinum wires in a silicone carrier, can be custom designed to suit the application.
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All treatments responded with a rise in plasma vitellogenin concentration when compared with the ethanol carrier control.
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Another infrastructure option would use methanol as a hydrogen carrier.
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Helium was used as the carrier gas at a flow rate of 1.2 mL/min.
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The first stage is designed to localize on the target blood vessel walls; once there, the carriers release the nested, second-and-higher stages.
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In the laboratory, a specific chemical was used as a carrier to ensure the successful transport of the radioactive tracer during the experiment.
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For studying the effects of a substance, they selected a carrier that could easily transport the radioactive material to target cells.
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The researchers chose a suitable carrier to aid in the recovery of the radioactive tracer after the chemical reaction took place.
Compounds
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A very large war ship with a long flat deck where military planes take off and land
- Specialized
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A military vehicle with metal protection that carries soldiers safely
- Specialized
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Radio wave that carries information when its strength, rate, or timing is changed
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A player in football or rugby who holds the ball and tries to move forward to score
- Formal
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A person or company that carries people and goods for the public and must pay for any loss and damage
- Specialized
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A light military truck that carries weapons like mortars or machine guns and their crews
- Specialized
A way to separate substances on filter paper using electric current to study them
- Formal
A company that sends data for the public and must treat all messages the same
- Specialized
A big military ship with a long flat deck that carries and launches fighter planes
- Specialized
A person who carries bricks and mortar to bricklayers at a building site
- Specialized
A person or animal who carries a disease without feeling sick but can infect others
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Carrier comes from the verb carry, meaning 'to move' or 'to hold'. In chemistry a carrier is an inactive substance that helps 'carry' a tiny tracer so it can be found or recovered.