What's the difference between cortile and tortile?

Cortile


Definition:

  • (n.) An open internal courtyard inclosed by the walls of a large dwelling house or other large and stately building.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Hugging the other side of the Dora Riparia river in Vanchiglia is Foster + Partners ’ curvaceous new Campus Luigi Einaudi, while to the west in Borgo Dora is performance venue Cortile del Maglio and writing school Scuola Holden .

Tortile


Definition:

  • (a.) Twisted; wreathed; coiled.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Bioactivity-guided fractionation of the CCl4 partition fraction from Sargassum tortile, exhibiting the most prominent activity, afforded dihydroxysargaquinone (1) and sargatriol (2) previously isolated from this alga.
  • (2) An acyclic diterpene alcohol, crinitol [1], was identified in a marine brown alga, Sargassum tortile, as the principal antibacterial agent against Gram-positive bacteria, among which Propionibacterium acnes was most sensitive and, Staphylococcus aureus was least.

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