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Beans vs Fruit - What's the difference?

beans | fruit |


As nouns the difference between beans and fruit

is that beans is while fruit is (botany) the seed-bearing part of a plant, often edible, colourful/colorful and fragrant, produced from a floral ovary after fertilization.

As verbs the difference between beans and fruit

is that beans is (bean) while fruit is to produce fruit.

Appendicitis vs Proctitis - What's the difference?

appendicitis | proctitis |


In pathology terms the difference between appendicitis and proctitis

is that appendicitis is inflammation of the vermiform appendix while proctitis is an inflammation of the anus and the lining of the rectum.

Maximum vs Significant - What's the difference?

maximum | significant |


As nouns the difference between maximum and significant

is that maximum is while significant is that which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.

As an adjective significant is

signifying something; carrying meaning.

Pharyngitis vs Esophagitis - What's the difference?

pharyngitis | esophagitis |


As nouns the difference between pharyngitis and esophagitis

is that pharyngitis is inflammation of the pharynx while esophagitis is the inflammation of the oesophagus.

Optimization vs Beer - What's the difference?

optimization | beer |


As nouns the difference between optimization and beer

is that optimization is the design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense while beer is .

Peritonitis vs Gingivitis - What's the difference?

peritonitis | gingivitis |


As nouns the difference between peritonitis and gingivitis

is that peritonitis is (pathology) inflammation of the peritoneum, especially when caused by an infectious organism introduced into the abdominal cavity while gingivitis is gingivitis.

Hourglass vs Stopwatch - What's the difference?

hourglass | stopwatch |


As nouns the difference between hourglass and stopwatch

is that hourglass is a clock made of two glass vessels connected with a narrow passage, with sand flowing through that passage while stopwatch is a timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed from a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.

Setup vs Pet - What's the difference?

setup | pet |


As a noun setup

is equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.

As a verb setup

is .

As an acronym pet is

(organic compound) polyethylene terephthalate.

Coagulum vs Floc - What's the difference?

coagulum | floc |


As nouns the difference between coagulum and floc

is that coagulum is a mass of coagulated material; a clot or curd while floc is an alternative word for floccule a soft or fluffy particle suspended in a liquid or the fluffy mass of suspended particles so formed floc may be mineral as for clay, chemical as in water treatment or biological as in sewage treatment.

Zero vs Nonzeros - What's the difference?

zero | nonzeros |


As nouns the difference between zero and nonzeros

is that zero is the numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero while nonzeros is plural of nonzero.

As a numeral zero

is the cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.

As an adjective zero

is none.

As a verb zero

is to set a measuring instrument to zero; to calibrate instrument scale to valid zero.

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