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Connective vs Epithelial - What's the difference?

connective | epithelial |

As adjectives the difference between connective and epithelial

is that connective is serving or tending to connect; connecting while epithelial is epithelial.

As a noun connective

is that which connects.

connective

English

Adjective

(-)
  • serving or tending to connect; connecting
  • * 1919 , :
  • Society is doomed to an ignominious death as soon as the connective tissue of institutions and the ossified material of officialdom with its rank growth of unyielding red tape and formalism begin to spread, choking, and strangling the free, personal life of the individual.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which connects.
  • (logic) A function that operates on truth values to give another truth value.
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  • (grammar) A word used to connect words, clauses and sentences, most commonly applied to conjunctions.
  • (botany) The tissue which connects the locules of an anthers together.
  • (anatomy, zoology) A connective tissue.
  • Synonyms

    * connexive (dated)

    Derived terms

    * connectively * sentential connective (3)

    Synonyms

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    epithelial

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of or pertaining to the epithelium
  • Derived terms

    * epithelial cell * epithelial dysplasia * epithelial dystrophy * epithelial lamina * epithelial plug