What's the difference between annul and obsolete?

Annul


Definition:

  • (a.) To reduce to nothing; to obliterate.
  • (a.) To make void or of no effect; to nullify; to abolish; to do away with; -- used appropriately of laws, decrees, edicts, decisions of courts, or other established rules, permanent usages, and the like, which are made void by component authority.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The unique structure we describe is a cytoplasmic organelle which, like annulate lamellae, is closely associated with the endoplasmic reticulum and is presumed to be related to the genesis of rough-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum in tumor cells.
  • (2) The description of the structure of epithelial cells includes: 1) the endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes, 2) mitochondria, 3) the nucleus, 4) the golgi complex and secretory bodies, 5) lysosomes, 6) annulate lamellae, 7) luminal surface, 8) basal surface, 9) lateral surface, and 10) the nucleolar channel system.
  • (3) The following consequences can be drawn for the taxonomy and biochemistry of the tested organisms: e) The species status of M. gastri should be annuled.
  • (4) Both tumor cells frequently contained well-developed RER, zymogen-like granules, and annulate lamellae.
  • (5) A close association was observed annulate lamellae and granular endoplasmic reticulum.
  • (6) "It may be thought strange that I could abstain from a woman who to most people was so attractive," he told his lawyer during the annulment proceedings.
  • (7) The more the president rules by decree – and one faction in the Brotherhood argues that he should issue a constitutional decree of his own, annulling the content of the decree Scaf issued within hours of the closing of the presidential polls – the more he risks alienating his future political partners in the broad-tent political coalition he intends to set up both under him as president, and under the prime minister he intends to nominate.
  • (8) The sarcocysts of both species are trabeculated and their cyst walls have cytophaneres containing annulated fibrils and coarse, electron dense granules.
  • (9) Still, Rafsanjani – often accused of sitting on the fence – did not call outright for an annulment.
  • (10) Replacement of the common fresh weight or dry weight specific oxygen consumption by a more synthetic value calculated from ash-free dry weight specific oxygen consumption measurements, to annulate the body-size effect, is proposed for interspecific comparison over a wide range of body size, taking into account parameters such as temperature.
  • (11) The most unique ultrastructure feature was the presence of annulate lamellae in four of the six cases.
  • (12) If you are made bankrupt it is possible to get the bankruptcy order annulled if you can get your creditors to agree to what is called a fast track IVA.
  • (13) Among a "toolbox" of actions under consideration are: • full or partial annulment of the Oslo Accords, under which the Palestinian Authority (PA) was established • withholding tax revenues Israel collects on behalf of the PA • cancellation of permits for thousands of Palestinian labourers to work in Israel • withdrawal of travel privileges for senior PA officials • acceleration of building programmes in West Bank settlements • unilateral annexation of the main Jewish settlement blocks.
  • (14) This may suggest that annulate lamellae participate in protein synthesis.
  • (15) A specific organelle, the annulate lamellae or lamellar body, was seen in tight correlation with other structures near the nucleus.
  • (16) The methionine synergism for P. malhamensis growth is also negated when B12 activity is annulled by alkali treatment; MTA is not inactivated by such treatment.
  • (17) The similarities in structure to the nuclear envelope and the relation between annulate lamellae and other cellular organelles (especially endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes) suggest that lamellae may be involved in the release, assembly or activation of stored development information.
  • (18) The annulated derivative N6-(1-naphthylmethyl)adenosine resulted in a very potent A2 agonist (A1 Ki = 24 nM, A2 Ki = 9.1 nM), whereas N6-(9-anthracenylmethyl)adenosine was virtually inactive (A1 Ki = 9,000 nM, A2 Ki = 29,000 nM).
  • (19) The omission of sodium or dextrose in the perfusion fluid annulled this effect.
  • (20) In March this year, an Indonesian court annulled a 17-year-old private contract with the water corporations Suez and Aetra on the basis of human rights violations resulting from a fourfold rise in tariffs since the utility was privatised, lower service coverage than promised, and water leakage levels of up to 44%.

Obsolete


Definition:

  • (a.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as, an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; -- applied chiefly to words, writings, or observances.
  • (a.) Not very distinct; obscure; rudimental; imperfectly developed; abortive.
  • (v. i.) To become obsolete; to go out of use.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Individual tests and batteries of tests should be standardized, employ positive controls, generate results capable of quantitative analyses that may make dichotomous classification as "positive" and "negative" obsolete, be interpreted in light of mechanisms of action, and be cost-effective on a grand scale.
  • (2) This study suggests that pneumoencephalography may be obsolete and that the diagnosis of olivopontocerebellar degeneration may be established by abnormalities seen during computerized tomography (CT) and by abnormal responses to auditory-evoked potentials (AEPs).
  • (3) Genomic mapping is proceeding at such a rapid pace that any printed version of the anatomy of the human genome is immediately obsolete.
  • (4) Handheld computers may make bedside terminals obsolete.
  • (5) The ambulatory 24 hour pH test may have rendered the AP test obsolete in the assessment of GORD as the cause of NCCP.
  • (6) Rather than becoming obsolete by 2030, as its designers thought, the barrier will not need to be replaced until 2070, the agency said today.
  • (7) Will Netflix make traditional TV channels obsolete?
  • (8) Ratified in 1980, the document is widely seen as obsolete and part of what she hopes to change with her "democratic revolution" – a plan she says could be financed by higher corporation taxes and which works within the boundaries of a constitutional democracy.
  • (9) The advent of high-resolution contrast CT will probably make obsolete the use of contrast media.
  • (10) The time needed to review and publish an article or a book dictates that by the time it is published, any statements about current hardware will be obsolete.
  • (11) The term "fibrositis" for generalized tendomyopathia that can still be found in Anglo-American literature is obsolete.
  • (12) In all other patients the PAVS is a very valuable instrument in the surgical management of hydrocephalus because it makes shunt revisions for inadequate valve pressure obsolete in individual patients.
  • (13) The secondary nasal skin envelope asymmetries were studied after unilateral cleft lip repair using the original (obsolete) rotation-advancement (Millard I) and the triangular flap techniques (Bardach's modification).
  • (14) Gradually these young men and their would-be families become functionally obsolete in society.
  • (15) Finally, it is imperative that the obsolete Nigerian Children and Young Person's Law be updated.
  • (16) I do not accept that the great achievements of the left – unionisation, social security – are obsolete.
  • (17) Some daggers have already been drawn – François Rebsamen , said the revelations showed the entire idea of "première dame", was obsolete, adding that scrapping of the office of the first lady would be progress for democracy.
  • (18) Here we describe a new method of synthesizing an immunogenic peptide antigen, referred to as multiple antigenic peptide (MAP), which may render the need for a carrier protein obsolete.
  • (19) The TRH stimulation test is virtually obsolete for the diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis but remains of much interest in the investigation of psychiatric syndromes.
  • (20) It should be kept in mind that recent changes in OC formulations and use patterns render epidemiologic data now available obsolete.