What's the difference between comprise and constitute?

Comprise


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To comprehend; to include.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Road traffic accidents (RTAs) comprised 40% and ischaemic heart disease (IHD) 13% of the total.
  • (2) The family comprises at least three variable (V) gene segments, three constant (C) gene segments, and three junction (J) gene segments.
  • (3) Their receptive fields comprise a temporally and spatially linear mechanism (center plus antagonistic surround) that responds to relatively low spatial frequency stimuli, and a temporally nonlinear mechanism, coextensive with the linear mechanism, that--though broad in extent--responds best to high spatial-frequency stimuli.
  • (4) This implies that the epitope(s) of NNA-PLA2 might comprise some substituted residues in the sequence of PLA2 homologues.
  • (5) Fibroblasts from two such TSD patients had Hex A activity comprising 16% of total Hex when measured by thermal fractionation and quantitation with 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-N-acetylglucosamine (4MUG).
  • (6) It comprises 22 kb of DNA and contains two transcription units, only one of which, named asense (ase), seems involved in neurogenesis.
  • (7) Gliomas of the pregeniculate anterior visual pathways comprise about 5% of all intracranial tumors that occur in the first decade of life.
  • (8) These cells are termed K cells, and although some evidence seems to suggest that they comprise a subpopulation of B lymphocytes, their nature and localization in lymphoid organ is not well known.
  • (9) The subjects were divided into 4 ages groups, each comprising 8 horses (4 of each sex).
  • (10) This excess in diagnosis comprises, in particular, the ductal type, primarily its most aggressive forms.
  • (11) This RNA comprises approximately 3% of the purified RNA, as judged by RNA-DNA hybridization.
  • (12) A physiologically based model, comprising the reservoir, liver blood and tissue, and bile, was fitted to reservoir concentrations of 3H-oxazepam and 3H-oxazepam glucuronides, and the cumulative amount excreted into bile.
  • (13) This comprised of 19.0 percent of the average annual bacillary pulmonary cases.
  • (14) The hypothesis was tested that plaque, as a complex soil comprising microorganisms, cell debris, salivary deposits and other ill-defined organic and inorganic components, would be susceptible to removal by a rinse with high detersive action.
  • (15) We present a useful technique for analyzing the various functional components that comprise the cardiovascular control network.
  • (16) In conclusion, the main finding of the present investigation, based on the development of ME fragments comprising 40-50% of the total egg volume, is that ascidian embryos are capable of regulative development.
  • (17) The first comprises N1-[4-(4-alkyloxybenzamido)benzoyl]-N2-substituted alkylidene hydrazine, the second involves 1-[4-(4-alkyloxybenzamido)benzoyl]-4-alkyl, aryl, or aralkyl-3-thiosemicarbazides, and the third includes 1-substituted-5-[4-(4-alkyloxybenzamido)phenyl]-1,3,4-triazole-2-t hione.
  • (18) This comprised 1.5% through death and 17.1% through sale.
  • (19) In hearts containing normal levels of CoA, oxidative rates (measured as 14CO2 production) of [14C]arachidonic acid were significantly lower than those of [14C]palmitic acid, whereas a significantly greater incorporation of [14C]arachidonic acid into myocardial neutral lipids (comprised predominantly of triacylglycerols) was seen when compared to hearts perfused with [14C]palmitic acid.
  • (20) In the present double-blind study comprising 6 weeks, remoxipride was compared with haloperidol in acute schizophrenic patients (DSM-III).

Constitute


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.
  • (v. t.) To make up; to compose; to form.
  • (v. t.) To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and empower.
  • (n.) An established law.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It was found that the skeletal muscle enzyme of the chick embryo is independent of the presence of creatine and consequently is another constitutive enzyme like the creatine kinase of the early embryonic chick heart.
  • (2) By electrophoresis and scanning densitometry, actin was found to constitute about 4% to 6% of the total cellular protein in the human corneal epithelium.
  • (3) The constitution of chromosomes in the two plasmacytomas remained remarkably stable in their homogeneous modal population.
  • (4) In addition, despite the fact that the differences constitutes an information bias, the bias occurs in the same direction and magnitude in all the various subgroups and thus is nondifferential.
  • (5) We report the treatment of 44 boys with constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP) at a mean chronological age of 14.3 years (range, 12.4-17.1) and bone age of 12.1 years (range, 9.1-15.0).
  • (6) An investigation of the constitutive ions of salts revealed that their effects were additive only in the case of salts that have no specific binding capability.
  • (7) The four patients treated in our series recovered fully; the single fatal case constituted an unrecognized case of pneumococcal endocarditis.
  • (8) What constitutes a "mental disorder" for purposes of the insanity defense?
  • (9) The relative contributions of transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression to the increase in constitutively expressed cellular proteins were examined in mouse kidneys undergoing compensatory growth following unilateral nephrectomy (UNI-NX).
  • (10) The data suggest that proinsulin, normally processed in secretory granules and released via the regulated pathway, may also be processed, albeit less efficiently, by the constitutive pathway conversion machinery.
  • (11) In late-passage and cloned HUT102 cells, an increase in HTLV production was concordant with a decrease in constitutive interferon production and the loss of mature T lymphocyte antigens.
  • (12) wt of 70 kd and a pl of 4.7 from the cell lysate of MT-2, a human T cell line constitutively expressing IL-2R, labeled metabolically with [35S]cysteine.
  • (13) Analysts say Zuma's lawyers may try to reach agreement with the prosecutors, while he can also appeal against yesterday's ruling before the constitutional court.
  • (14) The delta qa-1S strain exhibits constitutive expression of the qa genes supporting earlier evidence that the qa-1S gene codes for a repressor.
  • (15) Furthermore, the AMDP-3 scale and its manual constitute a remarkable teaching instrument for psychopathology, not always enough appreciated.
  • (16) Furthermore, a single initial field may constitute an inadequate baseline for clinical follow-up.
  • (17) The polypeptide encoded by this thyroid-specific transcript consisted of a 398-amino acid residue amino-terminal segment, constituting a putative extracellular domain, connected to a 346-residue carboxyl-terminal domain that contained seven putative transmembrane segments.
  • (18) The 3' end of the cell cycle regulated mRNA terminates immediately following the region of hyphenated dyad symmetry typical of most histone mRNAs, whereas the constitutively expressed mRNA has a 1798 nt non-translated trailer that contains the same region of hyphenated dyad symmetry but is polyadenylated.
  • (19) Overall, these data suggest that constitutive lymphokine gene expression may be involved in the in vivo priming of LGL.
  • (20) This constitutes 9.3% of 108 affective disorder patients admitted during the same period.