Definition of consentrate
1. concentrate [ v ] make dense or denser; of the solvent of a solution
Used in print:(M. Yokoyama et al., "Chemical and serological...)
For protein identification , fractions from the column were concentrated by pervaporation against a stream of air at 5 ` C or by negative pressure dialysis in an apparatus which permitted simultaneous concentration of the protein and dialysis against isotonic saline .
Fractions from the column which were to be subjected to analytical ultracentrifugation were concentrated by negative pressure dialysis and dialyzed for 16 hr in the cold against at_least 500 volumes of phosphate buffered saline , pH 7.2 , ionic strength 0.154 .
For preparative ultracentrifugation , fractions from the column were concentrated by negative pressure dialysis to volumes of 1 ml or less , transferred to cellulose tubes and diluted to 12 ml with isotonic saline .
This was later known to be the result of concentrating the minute amount of complete antibody found in these sera ; when the insoluble fraction was suspended in a volume of saline equal_to that of the original serum sample , no complete antibody activity could be detected .
(Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)
Similar findings have been noted in a patient with congenital absence of the organification enzymes , whose thyroid tissue could only concentrate iodide .
Synonyms concentrate Related Terms change_state dressed_ore concentration2. concentrate [ v ] focus one's attention on something
Examples:
"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
(John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)
`` Selective selling '' - concentrating sales on the larger accounts - has been used effectively by some manufacturers .
Synonyms focus center concentrate rivet pore centre Related Terms think listen think steep recall zoom_in rivet focus center concentration3. concentrate [ v ] make central
Examples:
"The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"
(Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)
There one finds concentrated in a comparatively small area the chief universities , colleges , and preparatory_schools of the United_States .
Synonyms concentrate centralize centralise Related Terms decentralize decentralize change centralization centralisation4. concentrate [ n ] the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
Used in print:(Statements 87th Congress, 1st Session. Appropriations,...)
Be it enacted by the Senate and House_of_Representatives of the United_States_of_America in Congress assembled , That the Secretary_of_the_Interior is hereby authorized and directed to establish and maintain a program of stabilization payments to small domestic producers of lead and zinc ores and concentrates in_order to stabilize the mining of lead and zinc by small domestic producers on public , Indian , and other lands as provided in_this Act .
Subject_to the limitations of_this Act , the Secretary shall make stabilization payments to small domestic producers upon presentation of evidence satisfactory to him of their status as such producers and of the sale by them of newly mined ores , or concentrates produced therefrom , as provided in_this Act .
The maximum amount of payments which may be made pursuant to this Act on_account_of sales of newly mined ores or concentrates produced therefrom made during the calendar_year 1962 shall not exceed $ 4500000 ; the maximum amount of such payments which may be made on_account_of such sales made during the calendar_year 1963 shall not exceed $ 4500000 ; the maximum amount of such payments which may be made on_account_of such sales made during the calendar_year 1964 shall not exceed $ 4000000 ; and the maximum amount of such payments which may be made on_account_of such sales made during the calendar_year 1965 shall not exceed $ 3500000 .
Synonyms concentrate dressed_ore Related Terms ore5. concentrate [ v ] make more concise
Examples:
"condense the contents of a book into a summary"
(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)
The freeway with narrowly spaced interchanges concentrates and mitigates the access problem , but it also acts inevitably as an artificial , isolating boundary .
Synonyms concentrate condense digest Related Terms abridge telescope encapsulate concentration digest compilation6. concentrate [ n ] a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water
Used in print:(Successful Farming, 59:12...)
Aids in minimizing the occurrence of feed-lot bloat due_to high consumption of concentrates .
Synonyms concentrate Related Terms foodstuff tomato_concentrate evaporated_milk frozen_orange_juice boil_down7. concentrate [ v ] draw together or meet in one common center
Examples:
"These groups concentrate in the inner cities"
(Sister Claire Marie Sawyer, Some Aspects of...)
In the urban_area , in_other_words , they , unlike some urban ethnic_groups , do not concentrate in ghetto colonies .
Synonyms concentrate Related Terms converge concentration8. concentrate [ n ] a concentrated example
Examples:
"the concentrate of contemporary despair"
(Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)
Even so astute a commentator as Harold_Clurman of The Nation has said that `` Waiting_for_Godot '' is `` the concentrate of the contemporary European mood of despair '' .
Synonyms concentrate Related Terms prototype9. concentrate [ v ] compress or concentrate
Examples:
"Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
10. concentrate [ v ] be cooked until very little is left; as of sauces
Examples:
"The sauce should reduce to one cup"
11. concentrate [ v ] cook until very little liquid is left, as of sauces
Examples:
"The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"
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