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Thallus vs Cormus - What's the difference?

thallus | cormus |


In botany terms the difference between thallus and cormus

is that thallus is any plant body lacking vascular tissue while cormus is a corm.

Medley vs Mash - What's the difference?

medley | mash |


As nouns the difference between medley and mash

is that medley is combat, fighting; a battle while mash is a mesh.

As verbs the difference between medley and mash

is that medley is to combine, to form a medley while mash is to convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to mash apples in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically (Brewing), to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which makes wort.

As an acronym MASH is

mobile Army Surgical Hospital.

Hiccups vs Burps - What's the difference?

hiccups | burps |


As nouns the difference between hiccups and burps

is that hiccups is plural of lang=en while burps is plural of lang=en.

As verbs the difference between hiccups and burps

is that hiccups is third-person singular of hiccup while burps is third-person singular of burp.

Voles vs Rats - What's the difference?

voles | rats |


As a verb voles

is .

As a noun rats is

.

Odor vs Fumes - What's the difference?

odor | fumes |


As a noun odor

is any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.

As a verb fumes is

.

Epiboly vs Involution - What's the difference?

epiboly | involution |


As nouns the difference between epiboly and involution

is that epiboly is the expansion of one cell sheet over other cells, as takes place during gastrulation or secondary intention wound healing while involution is entanglement; a spiralling inwards; intricacy.

Punctuality vs Discipline - What's the difference?

punctuality | discipline |


As nouns the difference between punctuality and discipline

is that punctuality is the state of being punctual while discipline is a controlled behaviour; self-control.

As a verb discipline is

to train someone by instruction and practice.

Oxacillin vs Cloxacillin - What's the difference?

oxacillin | cloxacillin |


As nouns the difference between oxacillin and cloxacillin

is that oxacillin is a narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic related to penicillin while cloxacillin is a semisynthetic antibiotic in the same class as penicillin.

Torpor vs Estivation - What's the difference?

torpor | estivation |


As nouns the difference between torpor and estivation

is that torpor is being inactive or stuporous while estivation is an alternative spelling of aestivation.

Octene vs Octadiene - What's the difference?

octene | octadiene |


In organic compound terms the difference between octene and octadiene

is that octene is any of many isomeric alkenes having eight carbon atoms and one double bond; some of them are used in the manufacture of polymers while octadiene is any of several isomeric dienes having eight carbon atoms.

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