quinine |
quinolines |
As nouns the difference between quinine and quinolines
is that
quinine is (pharmaceutical drug) a bitter colourless powder, an alkaloid derived from cinchona bark, used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water while
quinolines is .
noctilucous |
noctilucent |
As adjectives the difference between noctilucous and noctilucent
is that
noctilucous is shining in the night; luminescent while
noctilucent is shining or glowing at night, especially of very high-altitude clouds that reflect sunlight long after sunset.
pervert |
decay |
In lang=en terms the difference between pervert and decay
is that
pervert is to become perverted; to take the wrong course while
decay is to cause to rot or deteriorate.
As nouns the difference between pervert and decay
is that
pervert is (dated) one who has been perverted; one who has turned to error; one who has turned to a twisted sense of values or morals while
decay is the process or result of being gradually decomposed.
As verbs the difference between pervert and decay
is that
pervert is to turn another way; to divert while
decay is to deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
perverse |
decay |
As an adjective perverse
is turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the (morally) right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.
As a noun decay is
the process or result of being gradually decomposed.
As a verb decay is
to deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
inquiry |
commendations |
As nouns the difference between inquiry and commendations
is that
inquiry is the act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning while
commendations is .
injustice |
breach |
As nouns the difference between injustice and breach
is that
injustice is absence of justice; unjustice while
breach is a gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence; a break; a rupture; a fissure.
As a verb breach is
to make a breach in.
lustrate |
lustral |
As a verb lustrate
is to make clear or pure by means of a propitiatory offering; to purify.
As an adjective lustral is
of or pertaining to (ritual) purification.
prey |
captive |
As a noun prey
is (archaic) anything, as goods, etc, taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder.
As a verb captive is
.
lustrate |
lustrum |
As a verb lustrate
is to make clear or pure by means of a propitiatory offering; to purify.
As a noun lustrum is
(
roman religion) a lustration or ceremonial purification of all the ancient roman people, performed every five years, after the taking of the census.
gloomy |
dad |
As an adjective gloomy
is imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.
As a noun dad is
act.
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