What's the difference between dabbing and dabbling?
Dabbing
Definition:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dab
Example Sentences:
(1) The dynamic changes of fibronectin (FN) content and nuclear features (DNA content, morphological parameters) during the development of hepatoma induced by 3'-Me-DAB were studied via computer-assisted image analysis.
(2) But DAB radio, the likely broadcast replacement for analogue AM and FM in the digital-only age, saw its share of listening drop, to 15.3% from 15.8% in the second quarter of 2010.
(3) Thus it is clear that DAB induced hepatoma exhibits retrogressive change in hepatic differentiation in its isozyme profile.
(4) The number of DAB positive organelles per surface area decreased steadily with culture age, and significantly on day 2 (p less than 0.01) to become drastically low on day 5 and negligible on day 7.
(6) The lecithins of the primary hepatoma induced by 3'-methyl-4-dimethylaminoazobenzene (DAB) and host liver of rat were isolated, and the individual molecular species were estimated quantitatively by combined thin-layer and gaschromatographic analysis and specific enzymic hydrolysis.
(7) This is unlike DAB-1 and DAB-2 which showed poorly differentiated trabecular or anaplastic carcinomatous patterns.
(8) Oral administration of 1,2-DEB (75 or 100 mg kg-1 once a day, 4 days a week, for 8 weeks) and intraperitoneal injection of 1,2-DAB (10 or 15 mg kg-1 once a day, 4 days a week, for 8 weeks) produced time- and dose-dependent increases in the peak latencies of all BAEP components as well as in interpeak (I-V) differences, and a decrease in the amplitudes of all the components.
(9) Regional stations and AM services would be upgraded to quasi-national networks, provided they are available to at least 65% of the UK population on digital audio broadcasting (DAB) radio, and commit to broadcasting to the whole of the UK by 2015.
(10) You can buy this from Dabs for £30.96 , plus 99p P&P if you opt for standard delivery.
(11) We selected retrospectively 18 rejectors and 18 nonrejectors by clinical criteria and assayed for anti-Dab (by fluorescence-activated flow cytometry) and CMV antibody (by complement fixation and Western blot for IgG and IgM) over a 3-6-month period after transplantation.
(12) The inner and outer hair cells are degenerating between 12 and 24 DAB and are gone by 45 DAB.
(13) It was one of the fake tongue extensions from The Exorcist, with a note saying, 'Just stick a dab of peanut butter on the end and put it on.'
(14) The use of H2PtCl6 is proposed for the selective visualization of the poly-DAB reaction product created, in aldehyde-fixed tissue, with the cytochemical reaction according to Graham and Karnovsky (1966) or to Hoefsmit (1975).
(15) The roles of gonads in tumorigenesis induced in mouse liver by 3'-methyl-4-dimethylaminoazobenzene (3'-Me-DAB) were investigated.
(16) But this is the first year it will be offering non-stop, round-the-clock coverage on one service, in a move aimed at trying to boost the profile of digital audio broadcasting – DAB.
(17) A chromophoric hydrazide, 4'-N,N-dimethylamino-4-azobenzene sulfonyl hydrazide (DABS-hydrazide), was prepared from 4'-N,N-dimethylamino-4-azobenzene sulfonyl chloride by reaction with hydrazine.
(18) It is concluded that DAB is oxidized in the rice coleoptile tissue by a cytochrome system, and the development of this system is inhibited by anaerobiosis, but the oxidation cannot be claimed to represent cytochrome oxidase activity exclusively.
(19) In our experimental studies, LDH4 increased in AH 66 F metastatic hepatic cancer, but DAB hepatic cancer showed a significant increase of LDH5.
(20) The best result was obtained using nickel-modified DAB at pH 6.0 to develop the peroxidase enzyme, with further enhancement in cobalt chloride at neutral pH.
Dabbling
Definition:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dabble
Example Sentences:
(1) Now she also dabbles in playwriting and rap, and is in the band Sound of Rum .
(2) Rebelling by dabbling in drink, fags, sex – the list goes on – is part of growing up.
(3) Asked by a troll how long he planned to “live off” his Olympic success, and if he would ever do anything of consequence again, Rutherford suggested he might become a porn star or dabble in pottery instead.
(4) With Jackie Collins announcing plans to self-publish a revised version of her novel The Bitch, even traditionally published authors are now dabbling in self-publishing, and the survey found this was to good effect: they earned 2.5 times more when self-publishing than did rejected authors or authors who went straight to self-publishing.
(5) Mean arterial blood pressure in dives was unchanged from pre-dive levels in both naive and trained dabbling ducks.
(6) The US dabbled ineffectually in helping the rebel cause, hobbled by uncertainty over the groups it was dealing with.
(7) His father was a doctor who dabbled in property and ran for local election on a far-right ticket in 1959.
(8) He seems to hanker after footholds – a dabble with Scientology has come to an end, and it seems fair to say that the experience has contributed to what he calls his "wounded position".
(9) He is a maverick, a teenager – and dabbles in enough off-beat skits to fill that token jazz category.
(10) Absolute Radio has already launched the digital services Absolute Radio Classic Rock, Absolute 80s, Absolute 90s and its user-controlled station, dabbl .
(11) That may be so - and both the Times and Telegraph dabble in the Mail market.
(12) He also dabbled in cleaning and fabric-dying businesses, thought of becoming a professional cameraman and was eager to market self-designed chess sets, optical machines and scientific toys.
(13) The cause of the yearly death of an estimated 1,000 to 2,000 migrating dabbling ducks (Anas spp.)
(14) Dickens said dabbl would initially be a London-based service on DAB but would soon expand its reach to parts of the south of England including Essex, Berkshire, Wiltshire and Bristol.
(15) Blessed – or cursed – with Africa's most famous name, many of the Mandelas have gone into business; a few have dabbled in politics and two are starring in a much-derided reality TV show, Being Mandela .
(16) It wasn't until 2005, in Untold Stories, that he discussed his sexuality and said he considered himself gay, despite his long-term dabbling with the other side.
(17) The Nevada state assemblywoman was – before her dabble as negotiator-in-chief – best known for the striking images she distributes of herself and her family armed with guns.
(18) Yet one of the rationales for QE is that it discourages investors from holding government bonds and encourages them to dabble in riskier assets.
(19) Donald Trump may have insulted Mexicans, Muslims and women but to woo Indian American voters he’s even dabbling in Hindi for Diwali.
(20) They charge visitors $20 for a tour, carry out routine maintenance to prevent it turning to dust, and hope that one day the old autocrat’s children, who continue to dabble in politics, will restore it for the nation.