What's the difference between bouillon and bullion?

Bouillon


Definition:

  • (n.) A nutritious liquid food made by boiling beef, or other meat, in water; a clear soup or broth.
  • (n.) An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The slope of the thermal inactivation curve of enterotoxin A in beef bouillon (initial pH 6.2) was found to be approximately 27.8 C (50 F) with three different concentrations of toxin.
  • (2) Results with BRILA-MUG and lactose-bouillon were compared and additional 97 samples were tested with one respectively three colonies by confirmative tests.
  • (3) On the other hand, the use of 18 hours old bouillon culture of the tester strain applied on agar with a swab was more advantageous than a swab smear from the plate culture.
  • (4) Another important source is meat extracts, consumed as gravies and meat bouillons.
  • (5) In E. coli minimal bactericidal concentrations of all 3 tetracyclines in bouillon on average were only twice as high as the minimal bacteriostatic concentrations of the drugs, tested.
  • (6) The menu was diplomatic: rind de bouillon with vegetables and pancake stripes, asparagus with veal schnitzel, followed by strawberries and ice cream and cheese and grapes, along with German wines.
  • (7) A simple method is described for breeding major spore quantities of Clostridium butyricum using a modification of Berger's iron bouillon.
  • (8) The 46-year-old came from Bouillon in southern Belgium, where his parents own the Porte de France hotel.
  • (9) The MSG content of various products ranged from approximately 0.2% in some condensed soups to 13.1% on bouillon cubes.
  • (10) Different methods for susceptibility testing of isolated bacteria are possible: agar diffusion test, agar dilution test, bouillon dilution test etc., the results of which need to be interpreted considering further aspects.
  • (11) In meat food - pork in its own sauce, the development and lecithinase activity of some strains with different doses lecithinase in the enriching bouillon is studied after cultivation of the same at room temperature for 18-20 hours.
  • (12) Storage in particular conditions was found to have a definite effect on the reliability of the API system so that a period of resuscitation of forty-eight hours in a bouillon at 37 degrees C is required to restore the cultures to normal.
  • (13) Enterotoxin A was inactivated by less heat in a pH 7.2 phosphate buffer than in beef bouillon as detected by serology.
  • (14) (2) The optimum combination of dispersion solution and culture medium was found for the various soils as follows: -Na-pyrophosphate in the soil extract and concentrated agar bouillon, respectively, for ferrallitic soils, -Na-K-tartrate solution and concentrated soil extract, respectively, for non-calcareous brown tropical soils, -Na-pyrophosphate solution in water and concentrated bouillon or soil extract, respectively, for calcareous brown tropical soils, -soil extract as a dispersion solution and as culture medium in fersiallitic sandy soils.
  • (15) Minimal bacteriostatic and minimal bactericidal concentrations of rolitetracycline, minocycline and doxycycline on 20 different E. coli serotypes and 16 staphylococcus aureus strains have been compared in bouillon and serum.
  • (16) In addition growth curves of all strains in bouillon and serum without and with antibiotics in concentrations corresponding to the minimal inhibitory concentration of each strain have been followed for 24 hours.
  • (17) Under the conditions outlined it is established that the growth of the strains is analogical to that of the bouillon, whilst their lecithinase activity shows a several-fold increase, and is dependent on the individual characteristics of the strains, and on their adaptive properties.
  • (18) Fired Up Vegetarian, Ross Dobson (Murdoch Books) Serves 4 60ml lime juice 60ml rapeseed oil ¼ tsp ground turmeric 600g firm tofu, divided into four equal portions Lime wedges, to serve For the sambal 1 tsp vegetable stock (bouillon) powder 2 makrut lime leaves, thinly sliced 2 lemongrass stems, pale part only, finely chopped 2 bird's eye chillies, finely chopped 1 banana shallot, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tbsp lime juice 1 Combine the sambal ingredients in a bowl, then stir until the stock powder has dissolved.
  • (19) Subjects rated the tastes of the beverages at unfamiliar temperatures (e.g., cold bouillon) when tasting them better than they thought they would.
  • (20) Amniotic fluid or beef bouillon was administered by orogastric tube to rats that were treated either with morphine sulfate or saline, or pretreated with naltrexone, then treated with aspirin or vehicle.

Bullion


Definition:

  • (n.) Uncoined gold or silver in the mass.
  • (n.) Base or uncurrent coin.
  • (n.) Showy metallic ornament, as of gold, silver, or copper, on bridles, saddles, etc.
  • (n.) Heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver wire and used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose cords are prominent.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) If you hold more than a few thousand pounds [at home] you are likely to invalidate your household insurance, or will have to pay an extra premium and install security measures.” Bullion Vault’s 60,000 customers own the gold they buy, but it is held in vaults in London, Zürich, New York, Toronto or Singapore.
  • (2) China is poised to overtake India to become the world's biggest market for gold this year thanks to soaring investment purchases of bullion and steadily rising jewellery sales, according to the World Gold Council's annual report.
  • (3) Demand for gold bullion has surged as people have snapped up coins and bars while the EU referendum result is too close to call, according to the Royal Mint.
  • (4) On the night of 26 January 1985, Reader was present at the Kent home of Kenneth Noye , who, like Reader, was suspected by the police of receiving the stolen bullion from the 1983 £26m Brink’s-Mat robbery at Heathrow airport .
  • (5) They aren’t just blocks of bullion in the sky.” In the latest sign that London homebuyers are being squeezed out by wealthy international investors, foreign purchasers have bought 80% of the properties in a series of big Thameside housing developments.
  • (6) AngloGold Ashanti, South Africa's biggest bullion producer, has lost nearly all local production due to 24,000 workers being on strike, while rival Harmony Gold has also taken a hit.
  • (7) Chris Howard, the Royal Mint’s director of bullion, said the Mint’s 1,000-year history means that it is recognised around the world as a reliable authority on precious metals.
  • (8) Cascades of golden light overpower the sun, rising from a jumble of massive titanium forms piled on top of each other, part train crash and part explosion in a bullion vault.
  • (9) The Bilbao Guggenheim is a treaty port negotiated with the burghers of this rather down-at-heel city, part bullion vault and part glimmering mirage to cow and dazzle the natives.
  • (10) Gold The price of gold usually rises in times of economic crisis because bullion is seen as a safe-haven asset.
  • (11) Much of this was due to physical buying of bullion: purchases of gold bars rose by more than a third to almost 1,200 metric tonnes, particularly in China, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
  • (12) Sterling-priced bullion hit a high of £783.33 an ounce and gold also set records in euros and Swiss francs.
  • (13) It is stored in a safe location and you pay a small administration fee every year, typically around 1% of the average value of the bullion, plus VAT.” Another option is coins, which can be things of great beauty.
  • (14) Under questioning, Bernanke also said "tradition" dictated that most central banks held large quantities of gold bullion in reserve, rather than another asset such as diamonds.
  • (15) He rattled through the stories of Turing's peculiarities – burying his silver bullion and then forgetting where; chaining his mug to his radiator; cycling in his gas mask to ward off hay fever.
  • (16) Sales of Royal Mint gold bullion coins increased after they were awarded VAT-free status.
  • (17) Even so, the Mint launched Signature Gold on the bullion trading site last month, allowing customers to buy a fractional amount of a 400 oz gold bar.
  • (18) Signature video Gold Bullion Vault , in which the pair are admitted to the Bank of England's holiest of holies, which gives Poliakoff the excuse to calculate the value of his weight in gold (roughly £2.5m).
  • (19) Guy Foster, head of research at Brewin Dolphin, says gold is a curious asset: “It is supposed to be a store of value, but by conventional investment metrics it is almost valueless.” You can invest in exchange traded funds such as the SPDR Gold Trust, which tracks the spot price of gold; a gold miner such as Randgold Resources; or buy bullion or coins.
  • (20) Royal Mint launches online dealing account … in gold Read more The group said its bullion business faced “difficult global market conditions” over the past year.

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