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UK
/pˈɔːsiːn/
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ADJECTIVE
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repellently fat
a bald porcine old man -
relating to or suggesting swine
comparison between human and porcine pleasures -
resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father
swinish slavering over food
piggish table manners
How To Use porcine In A Sentence
- With porcine myoglobin genomic DNA fragment cloned in a cosmid as probe, the chromosome location of this gene was determined by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH).
- It works like a dose of porcine valium, calming the piggies down and rendering them distinctly friendly.
- The antibodies secreted by three of the hybridomas have been shown specifically binding to PFSH, and they do not bind to another very similar pituitary hormone, porcine luteinizing hormone (PLH).
- Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is a dominant causative agent of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS), a multifactorial disease complex with putative immunosuppressive characteristics. BioMed Central - Latest articles
- a bald porcine old man
- But the Maryland team remain convinced that the bovine, porcine, ovine or avian origins of what they can create will give them an edge over anything that can currently be done with a soya bean.
- comparison between human and porcine pleasures
- Well, things take an unfortunate and awkward turn when our favorite porcine diva figures out what the clues "eggs," "rasher" and "crisp" refer to. Top Moments: Jon Stewart on Penn State and Private Practice's Intervention
- PCV2 was later isolated from lesions of affected pigs and the first experimental reproduction of PMWS clinical signs and lesions was completed using PCV2 and porcine parvovirus (PPV) co-infection in gnotobiotic pigs. ThePigSite - Global Pig Industry News Feeds
- Dudley Council have ordered the removal of piggy banks and all other porcine effigies after complaints.