Bolus vs Basal - What's the difference?
bolus | basal |
A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.
Relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
(chiefly, systematics) In a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier.
As nouns the difference between bolus and basal
is that bolus is a round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal while basal is any basal structure or part.As an adjective basal is
relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.bolus
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Noun
(en-noun)Usage notes
* (term) is the somewhat more common plural form of (bolus) in scholarly use.External links
* (wikipedia "bolus") ----basal
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Hittite is a basal Indo-European language.
- A magnolia is a basal angiosperm.
