What's the difference between cometic and cosmetic?
Cometic
Definition:
(a.) Relating to a comet.
Example Sentences:
(1) Comet Hale-Bopp graced the night skies in 1997 and was easily visible to the naked eye for months.
(2) Walden said the comparison with Comet was “ridiculous”.
(3) Its investments have included the airline Monarch, which has returned to profit after nearly collapsing a year ago, Morrisons convenience stores , and the now defunct Comet electrical goods chain.
(4) The lawyers have passed on the details of a tribunal judgment, published this month, which states that Chris Farrington, one of three Deloitte administrators, signed a letter to the secretary of state, Vince Cable, in November 2012 stating that there were "no proposed redundancies at present" at Comet .
(5) Estimates of what we will be able to see will improve over the next few days as astronomers track the comet's progress.
(6) Comet, the electricals retailer that has collapsed into administration, is the latest high street casualty, emblematic of thousands of shuttered shops up and down the land.
(7) 1933 Comet Battery store is founded by George Hollingbery in Hull, Yorkshire, employing two people who charge batteries for customers' wireless sets.
(8) We have used video image analysis to define appropriate "features" of the comet as a measure of DNA damage, and have quantified damage and repair by ionizing radiation.
(9) The authors' contribution to the problem is the observation of special thrombocyte aggregates surrounding neutrophils resembling comet tails, as well as the fact that the authors observed the formation of aggregates surrounding also lymphocytes and eosinophil cells.
(10) The pathognomonic sign is the "comet tail" that results from the crowding of vessels and bronchi as they enter the atelectatic region.
(11) Diallo was able to get the plate number off the women’s car but when he gave it to police he said he was told: “It’s a civil matter, there’s nothing we can do.” DC police spokeswoman Margarita Mikhaylova said they had “not received reports of specific threats” from businesses neighboring Comet Ping Pong.
(12) Following the revelations, it has emerged that Tims, who was news editor of the Surrey Comet between 1980 and 1988, was interviewed by an officer working for Operation Fernbridge, the criminal investigation examining claims of sexual abuse and grooming of children by prominent men, including senior MPs, top police officers and people with links to the royal household.
(13) Certain phenomena such as "centrifugal effect" and "comet effect" are examples of new problems generated by the advent of TBM.
(14) 2011 Kesa shareholders vote for the sale of loss-making Comet to private investment firm OpCapita for just £2 .
(15) This followed a string of closures in 2012 including Comet, JJB Sports, Game, Peacocks and Blacks Leisure.
(16) Comet is to close a further 125 stores – with the loss of 2,500 jobs – over the next few weeks, and it may shut down its entire business before the end of the year unless a buyer can be found, the administrator, Deloitte , has warned.
(17) Previous probes have included Lunar Prospector, which studied the moon's geology; Stardust, which returned a sample of material scooped from a comet's tail; and Mars Pathfinder, which deployed a tiny motorised robot vehicle on the Red Planet in 1997.
(18) We have studied incision-break formation in unstimulated and stimulated populations of human T-lymphocytes using the comet (single-cell microgel electrophoresis) assay.
(19) I just wanted to do some good and went about it the wrong way,” Edgar Welch, 28, told a reporter from the New York Times , adding: “I regret how I handled the situation.” Welch was arrested on Sunday at the Comet Ping Pong pizzeria, which became the subject of lurid conspiracy theories after it was mentioned in the personal emails of John Podesta , Hillary Clinton’s campaign chief, published by WikiLeaks.
(20) DNA containing breaks extends in the direction of the anode forming an image resembling the tail of a comet.
Cosmetic
Definition:
(a.) Alt. of Cosmetical
(n.) Any external application intended to beautify and improve the complexion.
Example Sentences:
(1) Our experience indicates that lateral rhinotomy is a safe, repeatable and cosmetically sound procedure that provides and excellent surgical approach to the nasal cavity and sinuses.
(2) Breast conserving surgery in patients with small tumors combined with radiation therapy has gained wide popularity due to better cosmetic results without significant changes in survival.
(3) A critical attitude towards the use of silicone breast implants, when these are used for purely cosmetic purposes, is recommended at present.
(4) Real Labour would not just meddle with a cosmetic charge on rich London mansions .
(5) Success is measured not only in terms of cosmetic appearance, but as enhanced capacity of the child's hand in all activities of daily living (Fig.
(6) The cosmetic result was judged as excellent in 10 cases, good in 3 and less favourable in 1.
(7) To evaluate the cosmetic outcome of conservative surgery (CS) and radiation therapy (RT) for early-stage breast cancer and its stability over time, we reviewed the records of 593 patients treated from 1968 to 1981.
(8) No infectious complications, delayed wound healing, or cosmetic problems were seen.
(9) The technique is not complicated and gives good cosmetic results.
(10) We have attempted to provide an overview of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act as it pertains to animal drugs and feed additives.
(11) Soap is regarded as a cosmetic rather than an agent for removal of microorganisms.
(12) More and more patients are coming to cosmetic and dermatologic surgeons for augmentation of their lips.
(13) Psychological benefits resulting from the cosmetic improvement may outweigh the probability of recurrences in this rare condition.
(14) Lastly, the proportion of recurrence-free treatment sites with a good or excellent long-term cosmetic outcome after x-ray therapy (63%) was lower than previous reports in this series with curettage-electrodesiccation (91%) and surgical excision (84%).
(15) All 5 patients who have undergone the procedure have excellent cosmetic and functional results.
(16) The second surgical stage after a three-month reentry procedure was strictly for cosmetic improvement by means of a free gingival graft.
(17) Of the patients, 94% reported good or excellent overall satisfaction and 96% reported excellent cosmetic results.
(18) Kathon is an anti-microbial agent that is used as a preservative in cosmetics and bodily hygiene products.
(19) Thus, a cosmetic-induced berlock dermatitis was suspected.
(20) A combined transorbital and transcranial operative approach was used for total tumor removal and cosmetic repair.