As nouns the difference between extract and ergotine

is that extract is that which is extracted or drawn out while ergotine is (organic compound) a powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance it is used to produce contraction of the uterus.

As a verb extract

is to draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.

As nouns the difference between ergot and ergotine

is that ergot is any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are parasitic on grasses while ergotine is a powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance. It is used to produce contraction of the uterus.

As nouns the difference between contraction and ergotine

is that contraction is a reversible reduction in size while ergotine is a powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance. It is used to produce contraction of the uterus.

Laozi is a alternative form of laocius.

As proper nouns the difference between laocius and laozi

is that laocius is an alternative spelling of Laozi while Laozi is an influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism who lived 604-c 531 bc.

As proper nouns the difference between chinese and laozi

is that chinese is any of several Sinitic languages spoken in China, especially Literary Chinese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu, or Min Nan while Laozi is an influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism who lived 604-c 531 bc.

As a noun Chinese

is the people of China.

As an adjective Chinese

is of China, its languages or people.

As a noun philosopher

is a person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy.

As a proper noun Laozi is

an influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism who lived 604-c 531 bc.

As a noun founder

is one who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom something originates; one who endows.

As a verb founder

is of a ship, to fill with water and sink.

As a proper noun Laozi is

an influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism who lived 604-c 531 bc.

As a noun Taoism

is a Chinese mystical philosophy traditionally founded by Lao-tzu in the 6th century B.C. that teaches conformity to the tao by unassertive action and simplicity.

As a proper noun Laozi is

an influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism who lived 604-c 531 bc.

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is .

As a noun thiolane is

(organic compound) the five-membered saturated heterocycle having four carbon atoms and one sulfur atom; any derivative of this compound.

In carbohydrate terms the difference between pentose and arabitol

is that pentose is a sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms while arabitol is a sugar alcohol derived from the pentose arabinose.