salp


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

salp

(sălp) also sal·pa (săl′pə)
n.
Any of various pelagic tunicates of the order Salpida, having a translucent, somewhat flattened, barrel-shaped body.
[From New Latin Salpa, genus name, from Latin, a kind of stockfish, from Greek salpē.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

salp

(sælp)

also sal•pa

(ˈsæl pə)

n., pl. salps also sal•pas, sal•pae (ˈsæl pi)
any free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the order Salpida, having a transparent, barrel-shaped body.
[1510–20; < New Latin Salpa genus name; Latin salpa a kind of saltwater fish < Greek sálpē]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:salp - minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end]salp - minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end
tunicate, urochord, urochordate - primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
genus Salpa - type (perhaps sole) genus of the Salpidae
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
References in periodicals archive ?
The study looked at salps, which are jellyfish-like animals that play an important role in the CO2 uptake.
Microplastic in oceans hit vital carbon dioxide levels
Among the gelatinous species are small, translucent creatures called salps. They migrate to the mesopelagic, spending daylight hours in the twilight zone but traveling up to surface waters to feed when it gets dark.
Mission the Twilight Zone: The urgent quest to explore one of Earth's hidden frontiers
Copepod symbioses in plankton communities are rare in comparison with those in benthic communities, partly because of the relatively lower diversity, shorter longevity, and smaller size (except for jellyfish and colonial forms like salps) of potential planktonic hosts (cf.
Planktonic Phases in Symbiotic Copepods: a Review
As partial consideration for establishing the credit facility, Prometic has granted SALP an initial 10m warrants with an exercise price of CDN 1.70 per common share with a term expiring June 30, 2026, alongside an additional 44 million warrants at the same exercise price and term, which will vest in tranches each time Prometic draws an additional amount of USD 10m (CDN 12.5m) under the credit facility.
Prometic Closes USD 80m Credit Facility with Structured Alpha
Furthermore there has been the issue of dealing with acidulants in baking powders, specifically Sodium Aluminium Phosphate (SALP) and Sodium Acid Pyrophosphates (SAPP).
Bakels launches low sodium cake mixes: major new product development at British Bakels has led to the development of two major new product categories in cakes--low sodium cake recipes and egg replacers
Last year the California-based Diablo Canyon facility had to shut its reactor two after gobs of sea salp -- a gelatinous, jellyfish-like organism -- clogged intake pipes.
Wave of jellyfish shuts down Swedish nuclear reactor
Treatment SGOT SGPT IU/L IU/L Group 1 58.33 [+ or -] 1.47 * 34.45 [+ or -] 1.75 * Group 2 162.73 [+ or -] 12.33 149.06 [+ or -] 17.00 Group 3 56.48 [+ or -] 2.65 * 31.46 [+ or -] 1.25 * Group 4 101.24 [+ or -] 9.86 * 63.75 [+ or -] 24.49 * Group 5 80.91 [+ or -] 12.17 * 49.02 [+ or -] 24.06 * Treatment SALP Bilirubin mg/dL IU/L Group 1 30.29 [+ or -] 0.73 * 1.12 [+ or -] 0.03 * Group 2 231.52 [+ or -] 13.93 5.56 [+ or -] 2.53 Group 3 42.89 [+ or -] 3.07 * 0.97 [+ or -] 0.12 * Group 4 68.85 [+ or -] 7.05 * 2.17 [+ or -] 1.65 * Group 5 55.76 [+ or -] 3.53 * 1.95 [+ or -] 0.76 * Values with * superscripts were significant (P < 0.05) in comparison with Group 2.
Extraction optimization of Tinospora cordifolia and assessment of the anticancer activity of its alkaloid palmatine
The algorithm first calculates the standard adjoint location probability (SALP) for each temporally discretized source based on each sensor location by solving the adjoint differential contaminant transport equation (Liu and Zhai 2008):
Identifying index (source) patient location of SARS transmission in a hospital ward
Ponencia presentada en I Reunion Anual SALP, La Paz.
Los depositos de ofrendas tiwanakotas de la isla Pariti, Lago Titicaca, Bolivia
- SHREE GANESH JEWELLERY SETS UP INDIAN GOLD JEWELLERY JV WITH ITALIAN SALP
M&A Navigator: Deal pipeline - 28 October
"I don't think there's any question that salp ingectomy makes sense.
Salpingectomy in ovarian Ca prevention on trial
Serum levels of calcium, phosphorous, total alkaline phosphatase (sALP), 24 hours urinary calcium, phosphorous and creatinine were measured by Erba chem 5 plus V2 auto analyzer.
Clinical importance of serum TRAP-5b and urine CTX-I in the assessment of bone loss in postmenopausal women