What's the difference between coating and frosting?

Coating


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Coat
  • (n.) A coat or covering; a layer of any substance, as a cover or protection; as, the coating of a retort or vial.
  • (n.) Cloth for coats; as, an assortment of coatings.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Cyanoacrylate and PDS coatings were not detectable after 6 weeks while PHBA and PLLA coatings were still observed after 48 weeks.
  • (2) This mAb inhibited monocyte binding of both soluble FITC-labeled IgA and IgA-coated E, whereas it did not inhibit IgG binding.
  • (3) We have measured the antibody specificities to the two polysaccharides in sera from asymptomatic group C meningococcal carriers and vaccinated adults by a new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) procedure using methylated human serum albumin for coating the group C polysaccharide onto microtiter plates.
  • (4) When compared with nonspecialized regions of the cell membranes, these contact sites were characterized by a decreased intercellular distance, subplasmalemmal densities and coated pits.
  • (5) Charcoal particles coated with the lipid extract were prepared and the suspension inoculated intravenously into mice.
  • (6) The surface of all cells was covered by a fuzzy coat consisting of fine hairs or bristles.
  • (7) Today, she wears an elegant salmon-pink blouse with white trousers and a long, pale pink coat.
  • (8) Using polyclonal antibodies raised against yeast p34cdc2, we have detected a 36 kd immunoactive polypeptide in macronuclei which binds to Suc1 (p13)-coated beads and closely follows H1 kinase activity.
  • (9) Although the brain AP50 is prominently phosphorylated by an endogenous protein kinase in isolated coated vesicle preparations, the neuronal AP50 was not detectably phosphorylated in intact cells as assessed by two-dimensional non-equilibrium pH gradient gel electrophoresis of labeled cells dissolved directly in SDS-containing buffers.
  • (10) MAb Q-1 distinguishes between Sendai virus-coated and uncoated lymphocytes only cells with low-affinity binding.
  • (11) Both buffy coat and platelet transfusions evoked production of the non-specific blocking antibodies.
  • (12) Interaction of viable macrophages with cationic particles at 37 degrees C resulted in their "internalization" within vesicles and coated pits and a closer apposition between many segments of plasmalemma than with neutral or anionic substances.
  • (13) We found that when neutrophils were allowed to settle into protein-coated surfaces the amount of O2- they generated varied with the nature of the protein: IgG greater than bovine serum albumin greater than plastic greater than gelatin greater than serum greater than collagen.
  • (14) The coatings formed contain only stable chemical bonds (e.g., C-C, C-O-C), and easily-derivatized hydroxyl moieties.
  • (15) Structural studies indicate that caveolae are decorated on their cytoplasmic surface by a unique array of filaments or strands that form striated coatings.
  • (16) Significant biases in the distribution of cases of babesiosis were found with regard to season (P < 0,05), sex (P < 0,001) and coat colour (P < 0.01).
  • (17) One portion of the coat is complete by 5 to 6 h but additional material consisting primarily of glucose is added after 8 h.
  • (18) Recently the presence of a coating inhibitory factor was described in human tears which can prevent the binding of proteins to a solid phase.
  • (19) The headteacher of the school featured in the reality television series Educating Essex has described using his own money to buy a winter coat for a boy whose parents could not afford one, in a symptom of an escalating economic crisis that has seen the number of pupils in the area taking home food parcels triple in a year.
  • (20) The average repetitive yields and initial coupling of proteins spotted or blotted into PVDF membranes ranged between 84-98% and 30-108% respectively, and were comparable with the yields measured for proteins spotted onto Polybrene-coated glass fiber discs.

Frosting


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Frost
  • (n.) A composition of sugar and beaten egg, used to cover or ornament cake, pudding, etc.
  • (n.) A lusterless finish of metal or glass; the process of producing such a finish.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) She walks past stack after stack of books kept behind metal cages, the shelves barely visible in the dim light from the frosted-glass windows.
  • (2) It's hard to imagine a more masculine character than Thor, who is based on the god of thunder of Norse myth: he's the strapping, hammer-wielding son of Odin who, more often than not, sports a beard and likes nothing better than smacking frost giants.
  • (3) Barbara Frost, WaterAid’s chief executive, said: “We welcome the agreement, the work of member state negotiators to get here and, most significantly, the overarching commitment to end extreme poverty through sustainable development by 2030.” Dominic Haslam, director of policy at Sightsavers, applauded the goals for including specific targets to improve access to employment, education and transport for people with disabilities.
  • (4) However, earlier work from this laboratory (Frost, Frewin and Gerke, 1977; Frost, Frewin, Gerke and Downey, 1978; Frost, Halloran, Frewin, Gerke and Downey, 1978) on blood vessels in the rat tail has suggested that the drug acts predominantly as an indirect sympathomimetic agent.
  • (5) Peter Jay, who founded TV-am alongside Frost, told BBC News: "On the screen he was a very talented and original performer, but it was his talent off-screen, his quality as a human being, his capacity for friendship and loyalty, that were in my opinion the thing that raised him to quite an exceptional level."
  • (6) It was on the set of The Frost Report that production staff began to refer to Barker and Corbett as "the two Ronnies", while the writing team included Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, and Eric Idle – every Monty Python member bar Terry Gilliam – as well as Marty Feldman and lead writer Antony Jay, who went on to create Yes, Minister.
  • (7) During a break between Detective Frost and Whitechapel, I decided to have a farewell glass of port in the honesty bar adjacent to the library.
  • (8) Each week, Frost's script, the sketches and topical songs would riff on a single theme - for example class, when John Cleese, Corbett and Barker appeared in one of the most famous sketches in the annals of British comedy.
  • (9) He was best known for Frost on Sunday, a politics and showbusiness chatshow, and took the weekend format to the BBC in 1993 as Breakfast with Frost.
  • (10) A significant potential for the long frosted contact probe may be its use in combining interstitial hyperthermia and interstitial photodynamic therapy.
  • (11) The Frost Programme Facebook Twitter Pinterest Frost's first outing as a more serious interviewer came with The Frost Programme, for which he returned to Associated Rediffusion, the then-ITV franchise for London for whom he had worked as a trainee after leaving Cambridge.
  • (12) Frost, wind, rain and drought can discolour and blemish produce but there is no loss of nutrients.
  • (13) We report a case of frosted branch angiitis in a 16-year-old-girl.
  • (14) It’s going to be quite difficult.” ‘David Frost’s gave guests an easy ride’ In a wide-ranging interview with fellow BBC radio presenter Nicky Campbell, Humphrys also criticised the late Sir David Frost’s interviewing style as “damaging” and giving guests an “easy ride”.
  • (15) These findings show that the outcome of frost-bite can not be accurately predicted from early frost-bite lesions, because thrombosis and medial degeneration are not evident in early lesions.
  • (16) David Frost, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: "His relentless focus on making sure that the banks lend to viable, creditworthy businesses will be a critical part of his new position.
  • (17) From then on, Frost was a regular TV figure on both sides of the Atlantic, with shows including The Frost Report and Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life.
  • (18) Fighter pilots sent to shadow the plane saw its windows frosting over and the pilot slumped over but breathing.
  • (19) In pride of place above the fireplace sits a shot of his sons, alongside one of him interviewing Mandela and a US magazine cover which followed the marathon 1977 confrontation with Richard Nixon that earned him a place in history - and provided the subject matter for an award-winning play that will this year become a film starring Michael Sheen as Frost and Frank Langella as Nixon.
  • (20) The wreckage of the high-performance plane carrying Rochester real estate developer Laurence Glazer and his entrepreneur wife, Jane, both experienced and enthusiastic pilots had not been found early on Saturday, a day after US fighter pilots launched to shadow the unresponsive aircraft observed the pilot slumped over and its windows frosting over.

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