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Pectorial vs Vectorial - What's the difference?

pectorial | vectorial |

As adjectives the difference between pectorial and vectorial

is that pectorial is (archaic) pectoral while vectorial is (mathematics) of or pertaining to a vector.

pectorial

English

Adjective

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  • (archaic) pectoral
  • * 1837 , Thomas Green Fessenden, James Engelbert Teschemacher, Joseph Breck, The Horticultural Register and Gardener's Magazine (volume 3, page 332)
    • For medical purposes, figs are chiefly used in emollient cataplasms, and pectorial decoctions.

    vectorial

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (mathematics) Of or pertaining to a vector
  • (biochemistry) In the electron transport chain, a type of enzyme mediated reaction that moves protons in a specific direction (from the matrix into the inter-membrane space in this example).

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