Sentences with phrase «as a protective barrier from»

The skin is an organ which acts as a protective barrier from harmful elements like sun, bacteria, viruses, etc..

Also the coat acts as a protective barrier from the harsh weather and jaws of an attacking animal.

As with humans, a dog's skin is its largest organ, and — in conjunction with its coat — acts as a protective barrier from the external environment.

Not exact matches

On the face of it, Jedinak doesn't do anything overly eye catching or spectacular, however, he is extremely effective in breaking up opposition play from his deep lying position and acts as a protective barrier to the defence.

For example, vernix acts as a protective barrier, while in the uterus, from liquids, but it also acts as a skin cleanser, moisturizer, safe and natural antimicrobial, temperature regulator, and antioxidant for the newborn after delivery.

It acts as a protective waterproof barrier that keeps your baby from becoming dehydrated.

The Seat Saver's EZ - Dry fabric acts as a protective barrier to keep liquids and crumbs away from contact with the seat.

For example, vernix not only acts as a protective barrier, while in the uterus, from liquids but it also acts as a skin cleanser, moisturizer, safe and natural antimicrobial, temperature regulator, and antioxidant for the newborn after delivery.

In the colon, the mucus layer is divided into a loose outer layer that provides a suitable habitat for bacteria, allowing us to benefit from them, and an inner layer that acts as a protective barrier.

Almonds, for one, are packed with vitamin E, «one of the most important antioxidants in the skin... which helps prevent damage from free radicals, improves the ability of skin to act as a protective barrier and absorb energy from UV light, and also protects sebum [skin's oily substance] from inflammatory damage,» Dr. Bowe says.

It's used as a protective barrier to protect internal organs and to also take in vitamin D from sunshine.

Gunnar Davis is a heavy weapons specialist with an assault rifle as a primary weapon and a pistol for a secondary weapon, while his special abilities include Shockwave which sends a powerful electrical impulse that knocks down enemies; Stasis projects a stasis field that stops time for enemies albeit while simultaneously protecting them from incoming fire, but could still be useful to strategically change position, finding cover or running past a large group of enemies; Barrier creates a protective energy bubble that prevents damage from being received by Gunnar; and Storm hits enemies with a lightning strike.

Perhaps it's the protective, self - preservationist impulse extending from one racialized creative to another that prompts concerns of limitation with self - identification, but Alsharif's modes of direction deftly precipitate the necessity of her insistence, and then collapse these concerns altogether as it becomes clear that her work speaks far beyond borders and barriers: from the vantage point of one particular socio - political locus, she excavates wider, apparently enduring truths of human relations and leaves us somewhere else altogether, making sense of the nebulous matter in between.

It dries as a rock hard, clear barrier and it stops paint from peeling, so everything (including possible lead based paint) will be forever locked underneath the protective coating.