carrier | (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele, the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring |
carrier pigeon | a homing pigeon used to carry messages |
aircraft carrier carrier flattop attack aircraft carrier | a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings |
armored personnel carrier armoured personnel carrier APC | (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry |
car carrier | a trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencies |
carrier | a rack attached to a vehicle, for carrying luggage or skis or the like |
carrier | a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something, refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business |
luggage carrier | carrier (as behind a bicycle seat) for luggage |
personnel carrier | a military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting military personnel and their equipment |
sack poke paper bag carrier bag | a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases |
troop carrier troop transport | any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops |
weapons carrier | military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews |
density denseness | the amount per unit size |
vapor density vapour density | the density of a gas relative to the density of hydrogen |
concentration density denseness tightness compactness | the spatial property of being crowded together |
flux density flux | (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area |
optical density transmission density photographic density absorbance | (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation |
rarity tenuity low density | a rarified quality, the tenuity of the upper atmosphere |
relative density | the ratio of the density of something to the density of a standard |
magnetic field strength magnetic intensity magnetic induction magnetic flux density | the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow |
carrier common carrier | a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages |
ball carrier runner | (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play |
carrier immune carrier | (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others |
carrier newsboy | a boy who delivers newspapers |
carrier bearer toter | someone whose employment involves carrying something, the bonds were transmitted by carrier |
hod carrier hodman | a laborer who carries supplies to masons or bricklayers |
mailman postman mail carrier letter carrier carrier | a man who delivers the mail |
supernumerary spear carrier extra | a minor actor in crowd scenes |
carrier wave carrier | a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal |
paper electrophoresis carrier electrophoresis | electrophoresis carried out on filter paper |
flux density unit | a measure of the amount of flux per unit of cross sectional area |
carrier | an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction |
high-density lipoprotein HDL alpha-lipoprotein | a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood, composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively little cholesterol, high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis |
low-density lipoprotein LDL beta-lipoprotein | a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood, composed of moderate amount of protein and a large amount of cholesterol, high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis |
very low density lipoprotein VLDL | large lipoproteins rich in triglycerides, VLDLs circulate through the blood giving up their triglycerides to fat and muscle tissue until the VLDL remnants are modified and converted into LDL |
low-density(a) | having low concentration, low-density urban areas |
low-density(p) | having low relative density or specific gravity |