Use Maltese in a sentence. 1  of Malta or its people, language, or culture. 2  of the medieval Knights of Malta. 3  pl. -Â·teseâ² a person born or living in Malta.  the Semitic language spoken in Malta, closely related to Arabic, strongly influenced by Italian, and written in the Latin 1  alphabet.  pl.
Ribosomes consist of two subunits that, in prokaryotes, sediment as 50S and 30S particles and associate to form a 70S particle, as seen in Figure 10-30a. The eukaryotic counterparts are 60S and 40S for the large and small subunits, and 80S for the complete ribosome (Figure 10-30b).
Definition of SEDIMENT for Kids. 1. : the material from a liquid that settles to the bottom. 2. : material (as stones and sand) carried onto land or into water by water, wind, or a glacier.ull Definition of SEDIMENT. 1. : the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid. 2. : material deposited by water, wind, or glaciers. See sediment defined for English-language learners. See sediment defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.