What's the difference between deduce and deuce?

Deduce


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To lead forth.
  • (v. t.) To take away; to deduct; to subtract; as, to deduce a part from the whole.
  • (v. t.) To derive or draw; to derive by logical process; to obtain or arrive at as the result of reasoning; to gather, as a truth or opinion, from what precedes or from premises; to infer; -- with from or out of.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The amino acid sequence deduced from the nucleotide sequence contained both amino- and carboxyl-terminal sequences.
  • (2) The deduced amino acid sequence contained no consensus sequence indicative of N-glycosylation.
  • (3) Based on the deduced amino acid sequence, rpL8 has a mass of 28,605 Da, a pI of 11.97, and contains 9.6% Arg and 11.9% Lys.
  • (4) Examination of the deduced amino acid sequence revealed an apparent homology to cAMP binding sites in several other proteins.
  • (5) The deduced amino acid sequences of the inserts of these two clones show considerable homology with each other, the sequence of chicken skin beta-galactoside-binding lectin, and eight peptides derived from purified human lung lectin of Mr approximately 14,000.
  • (6) The function of these triple cones can not be deduced from the behavior patterns of these fishes.
  • (7) Classic technics of digital image analysis and new algorithms were used to improve the contrast on the full image or a portion of it, contrast a skin lesion with statistical information deduced from another lesion, evaluate the shape of the lesion, the roughness of the surface, and the transition region from the lesion to the normal skin, and analyze a lesion from the chromatic point of view.
  • (8) Their structures were deduced as 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1----3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl (1----2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl hederagenin 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1----6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (VII) and 3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl (1----3)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl (1----3)-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl (1----2)-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl hederagenin 28-O-beta-glucopyranosyl (1----6)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (VIII), based on spectral analysis and chemical evidences as well as results of 2D-HPTLC.
  • (9) The retreating rate constants deduced from the dissolution results were well coincident with the values directly determined by the needle penetration method, suggesting good applicability of the proposed equation.
  • (10) Homologies of the amino acid sequences deduced from these cDNA sequences with that of human PVR were 90.2 and 86.4%, respectively.
  • (11) Since the N-terminal amino acid of the coat protein of PVA was blocked, the position of the putative coat protein cleavage site has been deduced by searching for consensus sequences and by the analogy to other potyviruses.
  • (12) In aqueous solution at neutral pH, all the COOH-terminal fragments attain a native-like conformation, as judged both by the content of secondary structure deduced from far-ultraviolet CD spectra and by the recognition of rabbit polyclonal antibodies specific for the COOH-terminal region in native thermolysin.
  • (13) Based on this mechanism the rate equation for the overall reaction was deduced and the various kinetic constants estimated.
  • (14) Although EI may function extracellularly as well as intracellularly, its deduced sequence lacks a typical cleavable N-terminal signal sequence.
  • (15) The effects of 6MP in hamster was compared with other species, and with other growth-supressive agents, and it was deduced that the teratogenicity of 6MP is species and tissue specific.
  • (16) The cleavage sites for the restriction endonucleases BamHI, HindIII, EcoRI, BglII, PvuII, BstEII and PstI were mapped, and the gene organization deduced through heterologous hybridization using different cloned fragments of the rat mitochondrial genome.
  • (17) The PCR amplified a 375-bp DNA fragment which was cloned and sequenced; the deduced amino acid sequence had significant identity with known TS sequences, including strict conservation of all phylogenetically invariant TS amino acid residues.
  • (18) The primary structure of the protein deduced from the nucleotide sequence showed that the protein is composed of 189 amino acid residues and has three E-F hand structures that are characteristic for Ca2+-binding sites.
  • (19) Eight of the lesions contained HPV DNA sequences, and in six of these the sequences were related to HPV 16 as deduced from low-stringency nucleic acid hybridization followed by low- and high-stringency washes.
  • (20) As deduced from the nucleotide sequence, the gene potentially codes for a novel 86 kd protein with a highly repetitive and conserved nine amino acid sequence motive in the middle part of the protein.

Deuce


Definition:

  • (n.) Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the deuce of hearts.
  • (n.) A condition of the score beginning whenever each side has won three strokes in the same game (also reckoned "40 all"), and reverted to as often as a tie is made until one of the sides secures two successive strokes following a tie or deuce, which decides the game.
  • (n.) The devil; a demon.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) But Murray drags it back to deuce, a lob from him and a missed slice from Federer making it so.
  • (2) During deuce, we are treated to some absurdity from both players, but Kyrgios then misses a forehand to give Nadal another set point.
  • (3) He somehow scrambled to deuce and delighted in forcing Dimitrov to chase in vain from one side of the court to the other to go 6-5 up.
  • (4) In the first set Miss Round was at her best, in command of the match, and only two games went to deuce.
  • (5) A simple missed volley at deuce gives breakpoint and a gradually takes control of a long rally before forcing a Wawrinka error.
  • (6) Murray’s first double fault at deuce brought an angry response - and a pair of aces to hold for 2-1 - from one of the game’s most demanding perfectionists.
  • (7) Murray, who does not like wearing a cap, repeatedly caught the sun in his eyes on his ball toss to double-fault twice, aced and fought through three deuce points to hold in the eighth game.
  • (8) Djokovic, though, blew a cross-court forehand for deuce – but not the forehand he drilled for a winner and break.
  • (9) He misses three presentable forehands (see last tiebreak) as it goes to deuce and after more than 10 minutes Rafa breaks.
  • (10) 2.46pm BST First set: Djokovic*4-3 Nadal No sooner do I write that about Nadal's serve than Djokovic finds himself at 30-30 and then at deuce – the first time we've seen one of those.
  • (11) That takes it to 40-15, but a great crosscourt service return and an unforced error from Nadal later it's deuce, and Djokovic has a sniff, a chance.
  • (12) But we go to deuce and Dimitrov will be pleased to see how much he's making Murray scamper around the baseline.
  • (13) On deuce, a second serve from Murray is called out, only for the umpire to correct the call.
  • (14) A service down the line, into the deuce court, is too much for Djokovic, and another winner concludes the transaction.
  • (15) Giants up by a deuce, and here comes Jeff Jones, Tigers pitching coach to have a word with his man.
  • (16) Donovan in that role would probably step on Deuce's toes.
  • (17) A vicious forehand from centre to the deuce court saves one, and there follows the best point so far - a Nadal lob wins the advantage, as he can only flip it back - but he stays in the rally, and another winner saves another.
  • (18) He was artful and resolute, also, in getting to deuce on Murray’s serve in the fourth game but the Scot would not crack.
  • (19) She double-faulted to give Cornet two breakpoints only to recover before, at 1-1, deuce, the umpire called them off.
  • (20) Another ace at deuce gives Wawrinka game point, but Djokovic fights back with a brilliant double-hander down the line.