Meanings of scavenge (scavenges) in English

Ben riffles through his glove compartment, scavenges the center console and floor.

She still scavenges for scraps of metal to support her children.

Amifostine is a cytoprotective agent which scavenges the free radicals.

Hydroxyurea scavenges this radical but leaves the iron center intact.

The myoglobin present in the parenchymal cells scavenges NO, which reduces the SM NO concentration.

He sleeps on the floor of an elderly cripple and scavenges for both of them.

As she scavenges, she has flashbacks of the events that lead to her discovering her immunity.

She gets up and scavenges the room for her purse, finally locating it in the bathroom.

It directly scavenges reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species, prevents molecular oxidation, improves mitochondrial physiology, and restores glutathione homeostasis.

The sleazeball scavenges a living, and the doomed corporation gets one more bag of dough before filing for Chapter 7.

Anna digs tank traps and dodges patrols as she scavenges for wood, but the hand of history is hard to escape.

A man from Jiangxi province scavenges internet cables from a heap of demolished shacks, having been given 24-hours to vacate his home.

He makes a list of the relevant phone numbers, scavenges for dimes and nickels in case they need to use a phone booth.

In the vasculature of rodents, SIRT1 mediates vasodilatation through the release of endothelial nitric oxide synthase-derived nitric oxide and scavenges reactive oxygen species.

The cascade of reactions where the secondary metabolites are also effective scavenges is believed to contribute to melatonin's high efficacy in reducing oxidative damage.

She scavenges for things people throw away, then paints this or that, puts the objects together and ends up with some pretty interesting pieces.