What's the difference between cay and sand?

Cay


Definition:

  • (n.) See Key, a ledge.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The increase in blood FFA level correlated with the increase in body weight on both KK-CAy mice and the controls.
  • (2) The PR and BP alteration in diabetic KK-CAy mice were significantly different from the PR one in alloxan-mice and from the BP one in STZ-mice, respectively.
  • (3) The neuromuscular junctions of genetically diabetic KK-CAy mice are reported to be hypersensitive to succinylcholine (SuCh) but not to d-tubocurarine (d-TC).
  • (4) SuCh in diabetic KK-CAy muscles inhibited ACh potentials to a greater extent than in normal ddY muscles.
  • (5) The dishonest media can continue to make this part of their agenda, while the president will focus on his, which includes tax reform that will benefit all Americans.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest The envelope in which pages from Donald Trump’s 2005 federal tax return were sent to the journalist David Cay Johnston.
  • (6) In the experiments reported here, UV-B-induced photoproducts (cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers) have been quantified in DNA molecules exposed to solar UV at the surface and at various depths in clear, tropical marine waters off Lee Stocking Island (23 degrees 45' N, 76 degrees 0.7' W), Exuma Cays, Bahamas.
  • (7) Insulin-stimulated glucose uptake was the same at higher glucose levels (25 mM) as at 8.3 mM glucose for 1 h, despite an increase in basal glucose uptake (without insulin) in KK-CAy mice.
  • (8) The gastrocnemius Mg was also 9.0 and 5.5% greater in the KK-CAy and the alloxan-mice.
  • (9) Two strains were isolated from ticks of the species Ornithodoros capensis Neumann 1901 collected from the nests of Sooty Terns, Sterna fuscata Linnaeus 1766 on coral cays off the east coast of Queensland, Australia.
  • (10) The myopathy in skeletal muscles of genetically diabetic male KK-CAy mice or alloxan-induced diabetic mice was investigated.
  • (11) "The government's treatment of Dieu Cay appears to be inconsistent with Vietnam's obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights relating to freedom of expression and due process," it said in a statement.
  • (12) Islands such as San Salvador, Cat Island and Rum Cay were expected to experience the most significant effects later in the day and Friday as the storm begins an expected shift toward the north, forecasters said.
  • (13) The skeletal muscles of alloxan-induced diabetic mice and genetically diabetic KK-CAY mice are hypersensitive to a depolarizing blocker, succinylcholine (SuCh) but not to the competitive antagonist, d-tubocurarine (d-TC).
  • (14) The experiments were carried out in Les Cayes, Haiti.
  • (15) The wedding precedes a larger event to be held this weekend on Depp’s private island, Little Hall’s Pond Cay in the Bahamas, which has islands named after his two children, Lily-Rose, 15, and Jack, 12.
  • (16) They turned up in the mailbox of David Cay Johnston , a tax expert and author of a book on Trump, without explanation.
  • (17) Guests paddle through the South Water Caye Marine Reserve, exploring mangrove channels and reefs, watching out for stingrays, manatees and pelicans.
  • (18) In regards to the inhibition of ACh potentials, KK-CAy myotubes were not hypersensitive to both SuCh and d-TC when compared with ddY myotubes.
  • (19) The island that took the top spot in the best in the world category was Ambergris Caye in Belize, a tiny island beside the second largest coral reef on the planet, which attracts divers and snorkellers.
  • (20) She was going to her father's house near the town of Les Cayes, four hours south of Port-au-Prince.

Sand


Definition:

  • (n.) Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent when wet.
  • (n.) A single particle of such stone.
  • (n.) The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life.
  • (n.) Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed by the ebb of the tide.
  • (n.) Courage; pluck; grit.
  • (v. t.) To sprinkle or cover with sand.
  • (v. t.) To drive upon the sand.
  • (v. t.) To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.
  • (v. t.) To mix with sand for purposes of fraud; as, to sand sugar.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The characteristics of the iodide-induced inhibition of cyclic AMP accumulation in dog thyroid slices have been previously described [Van Sande, J., Cochaux, P. and Dumont, J. E. (1985) Mol.
  • (2) Two control trials were conducted against Ae.samoanus larvae in Pandanus, one using a sand culture of the parasitic nematode Romanomermis culicivorax and the other with temephos, an organophosphate insecticide.
  • (3) Before you take out your bucket and spade, though, you might like to look at the sand sculpture festival (until 5 September; prices vary from day to day) for inspiration.
  • (4) "And secondly, there will also be help with sand bags, which could help prevent further flooding."
  • (5) GNM announced in October that Marc Sands, the marketing director, was to leave the company .
  • (6) benj67 asks: How do you continue to justify continued your role in financing the Canadian tar sands, arguably a greater crime than the Libor scandal?
  • (7) Hansen has been an outspoken critic of tar sands, saying last year "it will be game over for the climate if development of the oil sands isn't stopped".
  • (8) Images of dead ducks in oil sands tailings pond have been plastered on billboards in Denver, Portland, Seattle and Minneapolis.
  • (9) Bacterial genera in the GAC effluents and in the GAC units themselves were similar to those found in the raw water and in the sand beds.
  • (10) He exited the sand trap sideways, was ultimately left 8ft for par but missed to the left.
  • (11) The prevalence of canine toxocariasis in pet dogs and the associated environmental contamination were studied through examination of 107 faecal and 20 sand-pits samples for Toxocara sp eggs.
  • (12) Most definitive results were obtained when seedlings were ground in the presence of sand and in a medium containing sorbitol.
  • (13) Sanding operations also were found to produce a higher proportion of respirable dust (22%) than other woodworking operations (6%-14%).
  • (14) The fertilization reaction of echinoderm eggs (Lytechinus pictus, a sea urchin, and Dendraster excentricus, a sand dollar) was followed with intracellular electrodes.
  • (15) Since its 2013 announcement, a key aim of TTIP has been to destroy regulations that prevent high-polluting tar sand crude oil from entering Europe.
  • (16) As fighter jets screamed overhead and tanks churned up the sand, it looked and sounded like the violent protests sweeping the Middle East had spread to the wealthy emirate of Abu Dhabi.
  • (17) When my floor was dirty, I rose early, and, setting all my furniture out of doors on the grass, bed and bedstead making but one budget, dashed water on the floor, and sprinkled white sand from the pond on it, and then with a broom scrubbed it clean and white... Further - and this is a stroke of his sensitive, pawky genius - he contemplates his momentarily displaced furniture and the nuance of enchanting strangeness: It was pleasant to see my whole household effects out on the grass, making a little pile like a gypsy's pack, and my three-legged table, from which I did not remove the books and pen and ink, standing amid the pines and hickories ...
  • (18) Fracking for shale gas involves digging, often as deep as a kilometre down, and pumping a mix of water, sand and chemicals into surrounding rock to fracture it and release the gas.
  • (19) Read more on Scottish independence • ' I believe in solidarity with the folk living south of Carlisle ' • ' The UK is on shifting sands – we can't assume survival ' • ' Better Together is truly scraping the barrel now ' The fact is that far from fearing the breakup of the UK, the English are looking at the benefits that devolution has brought the Scots and asking why they are not able to enjoy the same.
  • (20) The formation of three-dimensional waves and the distance travelled increased with increasing viscosity up to 4% sodium alginate and also amongst sand gains in these media.

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