As verbs the difference between defuse and permeate

is that defuse is to remove the fuse from (a bomb, etc) or defuse can be (obsolete) to disorder; to make shapeless while permeate is to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; -- applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture; as, water permeates sand.

As a noun permeate is

a watery by-product of milk production.

As nouns the difference between chair and boss

is that chair is an item of furniture used to sit on or in comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench while boss is a swelling, lump or protuberance in an animal, person or object.

As verbs the difference between chair and boss

is that chair is to act as chairperson while boss is to decorate with bosses; to emboss.

As an adjective boss is

of excellent quality, first-rate.

As adjectives the difference between infective and pathogenic

is that infective is able to cause infection; infectious while pathogenic is able to cause (harmful) disease.

As a noun infective

is (epidemiology) a person who is capable of spreading a disease by infecting others.

As nouns the difference between robber and despoiler

is that robber is a person who robs while despoiler is one who despoils; one who strips by force; a plunderer.

As an adjective vivacious

is lively and animated; full of life and energy.

As a noun health is

the state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.

In lang=en terms the difference between maintenance and value

is that maintenance is (UK English) Alimony, a periodical payment or a lump sum made or ordered to be made to a spouse after a divorce while value is the relative darkness or lightness of a color in (a specific area of) a painting etc.

As nouns the difference between maintenance and value

is that maintenance is actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service while value is the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.

As a verb value is

to estimate the value of; judge the worth of something.

As an adjective counteractive

is that counteracts.

As a noun offset is

anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.

As a verb offset is

to compensate for something.

As nouns the difference between reform and resist

is that reform is amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved; reformation; as, reform of elections; reform of government while resist is a protective coating or covering.

As verbs the difference between reform and resist

is that reform is to put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to amend; to correct while resist is to attempt to counter the actions or effects of.

As a noun rebellion

is rebellion (armed resistance).

As a proper noun reformation is

the reformation.

As nouns the difference between goal and gain

is that goal is gaul while gain is the act of gaining or gain can be (architecture) a square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.

As a proper noun goal

is britain.

As a preposition gain is

(obsolete) against.

As an adjective gain is

(obsolete) straight, direct; near; short.

As an adverb gain is

(obsolete) straightly; quickly; by the nearest way or means.

As a verb gain is

to acquire possession of what one did not have before.