Blot

Blot

A blot can refer to several different things.
*In biology, a blot is a method of transferring proteins, DNA, RNA or a protein onto a carrier. The following types are known:
**Southern blot to recognize DNA
**Northern blot to recognize RNA
**Western blot to recognize proteins
**Southwestern blot
*In the board game backgammon a blot is an unprotected checker.
*Another name of a trick-taking card game Belot
*In ancient Norse religion a blót was a blood sacrifice to the gods or elves.
*and, following the meaning above, in Ásatrú, a blót is a sacred meal shared with the gods.
*Blot, an album by Einherjer.
* Blot, a song on the album Redneck Wonderland (1998) by Australian group Midnight Oil.See also Rorschach inkblot test.
* B.L.O.T. stands for the Basic Love Of Things - a live electronica and visuals acts based out of New Delhi and Bangalore. BLOT has been around since 2007 and has been playing in clubs, events, festivals and experimental gigs. They have also been featured in print and TV media as one of the new faces of the Indian Electronica scene. A collective comprising electronic music producers, VJs, DJs, artists, photographers and designers, BLOT is the independent work initiative of Quicksand - a multidisciplinary design studio in India. You can see more on BLOT on www.blot.in and the facebook group 'BLOT'. BLOT is presently working on their first DVD release and a touring performance AV.
*Blot (Transformers), a character from the Transformers franchise


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  • Blót — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El dísablót, por August Malmström. El blót era el sacrificio que los paganos nórdicos ofrecían a los dioses nórdicos y a los elfos. Contenido …   Wikipedia Español

  • blot — ⇒BLOT, subst. masc. Argot A. ,,Prix à forfait (ESN.) : • 1. On lui proposait [au voyageur] un « blot », un prix à forfait que l on faisait à la tête et parfois au dessous du tarif. A. SIMONIN, J. BAZIN, Voilà taxi! 1935, p. 33. Prix. Baisser les… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • blot — blot; blot·less; blot·ter; blot·tesque; blot·ting·ly; blot·to; blot·ty; im·mu·no·blot; …   English syllables

  • Blot — Blot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blotting}.] [Cf. Dan. plette. See 3d {Blot}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink. [1913 Webster] The brief was writ and blotted all with gore. Gascoigne. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blot — ► NOUN 1) a dark mark or stain, especially one made by ink. 2) a thing that mars something that is otherwise good. ► VERB (blotted, blotting) 1) dry with an absorbent material. 2) mark, stain, or mar. 3) …   English terms dictionary

  • Blot — Blot, n. [Cf. Dan. blot bare, naked, Sw. blott, d. bloot, G. bloss, and perh. E. bloat.] 1. (Backgammon) (a) An exposure of a single man to be taken up. (b) A single man left on a point, exposed to be taken up. [1913 Webster] He is too great a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Blot — ist ein Verfahren zum Transfer von DNA, RNA oder Proteinen auf eine Membran, siehe Blotting ein germanisches Opferfest ein Album der Band Einherjer Blot ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Guillaume Blot (* 1985), französischer Radrennfahrer …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • blot — blot1 [blät] n. [ME < ?] 1. a spot or stain, esp. of ink 2. anything that spoils or mars, esp. by providing an unpleasant contrast [that shack is a blot on the landscape] 3. a moral stain; disgrace vt. blotted, blotting …   English World dictionary

  • Blot — Blot, v. i. To take a blot; as, this paper blots easily. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Blot — Blot, n. [Cf. Icel. blettr, Dan. plet.] 1. A spot or stain, as of ink on paper; a blur. Inky blots and rotten parchment bonds. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. An obliteration of something written or printed; an erasure. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. A spot… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blot — [n] mark; flaw black eye*, blemish, blotch, blur, brand, defect, discoloration, disgrace, fault, odium, onus, patch, slur, smear, smudge, speck, spot, stain, stigma, taint; concepts 230,580 Ant. blank, clarity blot [v1] disgrace, disfigure… …   New thesaurus

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