Gram's method Gram method Gram's procedure Gram's stain Gram stain | a staining technique used to classify bacteria, bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution, after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative |
method acting method | an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed |
coitus interruptus withdrawal method withdrawal pulling out onanism | a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation |
contraception contraceptive method | birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery |
basal body temperature method of family planning basal body temperature method | natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation |
ovulation method of family planning ovulation method | natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus, ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery |
rhythm method of birth control rhythm method rhythm calendar method of birth control calendar method | natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from daythrough day of her cycle) |
relaxation relaxation method | a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount |
whole-word method | teaching reading by training beginners to associate printed words with spoken words |
sand tiger sand shark Carcharias taurus Odontaspis taurus | shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic, sometimes dangerous to swimmers |
bank martin bank swallow sand martin Riparia riparia | swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks |
side-blotched lizard sand lizard Uta stansburiana | one of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United States |
sand lizard Lacerta agilis | a common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia |
hognose snake puff adder sand viper | harmless North American snake with upturned nose, may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed |
sand snake | small North American burrowing snake |
banded sand snake Chilomeniscus cinctus | a sand snake of southwestern United States, lives in fine to coarse sand or loamy soil in which it `swims', banding resembles that of coral snakes |
horned viper cerastes sand viper horned asp Cerastes cornutus | highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye |
sandgrouse sand grouse | pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young |
beach flea sand hopper sandhopper sand flea | small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas, common on ocean beaches |
sand cat | a desert wildcat |
sand fly sandfly Phlebotomus papatasii | any of various small dipterous flies, bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis |
sand cricket Jerusalem cricket Stenopelmatus fuscus | large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United States |
sand dollar | flattened disklike sea urchins that live on sandy bottoms |
sand rat Meriones longifrons | southern European gerbil |
sand rat | small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas |
hog badger hog-nosed badger sand badger Arctonyx collaris | southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig |
sand stargazer | small pallid fishes of shoal tropical waters of North America and South America having eyes on stalks atop head, they burrow in sand to await prey |
sand lance sand launce sand eel launce | very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches |
sand dab | small food fishes of the Pacific coast of North America |
sand sole Psettichthys melanostichus | a common flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America |
bunker sand trap trap | a hazard on a golf course |
sand painting | a painting done by Amerindians (especially Navaho), made of fine colored sands on a neutral background |
sand wedge | a wedge used to get out of sand traps |
backbone grit guts moxie sand gumption | fortitude and determination, he didn't have the guts to try it |
method | a way of doing something, especially a systematic way, implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps) |
scientific method | a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses |
experimental method | the use of controlled observations and measurements to test hypotheses |
teaching method pedagogics pedagogy | the principles and methods of instruction |
Socratic method maieutic method | a method of teaching by question and answer, used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students |
method of choice | the best method to achieve a desired result |
eclecticism eclectic method | making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style |
differential calculus method of fluxions | the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential |
statistical method statistical procedure | a method of analyzing or representing statistical data, a procedure for calculating a statistic |
least squares method of least squares | a method of fitting a curve to data points so as to minimize the sum of the squares of the distances of the points from the curve |
sand dab | the lean flesh of a small flounder from the Pacific coast of North America |
dune sand dune | a ridge of sand created by the wind, found in deserts or near lakes and oceans |
sandbar sand bar | a bar of sand |
Sand George Sand Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin Baroness Dudevant | French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (-) |
sand spurry sea spurry Spergularia rubra | prostrate weedy herb with tiny pink flowers, widespread throughout Europe and Asia on sand dunes and heath and coastal cliffs, naturalized in eastern North America |
sand verbena | any of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbena |