(a.) Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause; as, "I resign my life, but not my honor," is a discrete proposition.
(a.) Separate; not coalescent; -- said of things usually coalescent.
(v. t.) To separate.
Example Sentences:
(1) Therefore, neither of these two regions of the Tat protein appear to be discrete activation domains.
(2) Interphase death thus involves a discrete, abrupt transition from the normal state and is not merely the consequence of progressive and degenerative changes.
(3) One of the HEF bands can be separated from two others with beta-alanine as discrete spacer.
(4) In the heart, myocarditis is often discrete, and may be complicated by perivascular fibrosis and rare foci of myocytolysis; in some cases primary lymphomas may also develop.
(5) The p30 proteins of murine viruses also contain a second discrete set of antigenic determinants related to those in infectious primate viruses and endogenous porcine viruses, but not detected in the feline leukemia virus group.
(6) These transformants were found to possess discrete Hind III fragments containing human Alu family sequences which were conserved in several independent secondary transformants.
(7) These results demonstrate, in living human hearts, that diffuse coronary atherosclerosis is often present when coronary angiography reveals only discrete stenoses.
(8) The appearance of an abundant class of polyribosomes was correlated with globin synthesis by demonstrating that a discrete class of polyribosomes arises in cells treated with the inducers hexamethylene bisacetamide and hemin.
(9) We conclude that: 1) the effective capillary PO2 in the fetal brain can be significantly reduced by increasing the distance between non-methemoglobin-laden erythrocytes in capillaries and 2) hypoxic inhibition of fetal breathing probably arises from discrete areas of the brain having a PO2 less than 3 Torr.
(10) The ligands bind at discrete sites in the minor groove of DNA, and analysis on DNA sequencing gels show pronounced protection at the ligand binding sites, as well as more generalized protection.
(11) Stuart Forman and Keith Miller describe the physiological, biophysical and molecular biological evidence pointing to the location of a discrete allosteric site on the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor at which local anesthetics act.
(12) The lesion presented as a discrete, palpable mass that led to orchiectomy.
(13) There were discrete linear relationships between muscle temperature and isometric endurance associated with cycling at 60% and 80% VO2max.
(14) Six discrete 'phased' nucleosomes are present upstream from the gene and are modulated by induction.
(15) The anterior division can be further parcellated into dorsal, lateral, and ventral areas, and each of these areas, along with the posterior division, can be thought of as containing more-or-less discrete nuclei embedded within a relatively undifferentiated region.
(16) Thus, SA may be controlled by a discrete number of motoneuron task groups reflecting a small number of central command signals or by a continuum of activation patterns associated with a continuum of moment arms.
(17) A CT scan of the brain showed numerous small discrete lesions.
(18) The starting dose of paroxetine was 20 mg daily and of amitriptyline 75 mg daily in divided doses; at week 3 these doses could be increased at the investigators' discretion.
(19) By using regression analysis on a series of subsets of Ra3 responders and nonresponders, we obtained data supporting the concept of discrete "responder" and "nonresponder" phenotypes.
(20) These observations suggest that the inner dynein arms in Chlamydomonas axonemes are aligned not in a single straight row, but in a staggered row or two discrete rows.
Indiscrete
Definition:
(a.) Indiscreet.
(a.) Not discrete or separated; compact; homogenous.
Example Sentences:
(1) "I think if you look at my record since I have been a manager, I have never had any indiscretions whatsoever," Rodgers continued.
(2) Jack Wilshere has sought to highlight his professionalism by posting a video of himself working hard in training, after becoming embroiled in his latest smoking controversy – an indiscretion that has infuriated the Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger .
(3) The former Big Brother contestant is at the centre of the storm about the use of gagging orders to suppress publication of celebrity sexual indiscretions.
(4) It should be borne in mind that alcohol is the popular explain-all of our culture and as such is used as an excuse for everything from sexual indiscretions to well-planned "impulsive" acts.
(5) Sterling’s indiscretion was not as dangerous but the match officials missed both incidents and retrospective action may follow.
(6) A number of concerns regarding runners' health practices were identified, including running while ill or in pain, incidence of injuries, negative feelings when unable to run, neglect of a conscious cool-down period, low weight levels, and a tendency to increase workouts following perceived dietary indiscretions.
(7) Therefore, it is important to recognize hypersensitivity to sesame seed without delay so that the patient may eliminate the causative agent and use suitable medication in the event of a dietary indiscretion.
(8) Downing Street has called on the Football Association to make an example of Luis Suárez after he was charged with violent conduct for biting Branislav Ivanovic and Liverpool declared their leading striker would not be sold as a result of his latest indiscretion.
(9) Hers is a cautionary tale in an era when it is possible to boast about sexual indiscretions, confess heartbreak or depression, or exact revenge against ex-lovers to a worldwide audience.
(10) The trio's indiscipline follows Moyes having to sanction Chris Smalling for a similar indiscretion at the end of last month.
(11) Saunders has sailed close to crass indiscretion more than once.
(12) But it is unethical and unconstitutional when it is done out of convenience to correct indiscretions.
(13) A foreign secretary, Harold Macmillan observed, is forever poised between cliche and indiscretion.
(14) That turned around as Woods's personal indiscretions emerged but Mickelson still had to go some professionally to capture hearts and minds.
(15) For her to accuse Mrs. Oponyo for indiscretions that have clearly arisen from her personal frustrations that her ego has not been massaged by the state is uncouth, and speaks volumes of a musician who desperately thinks she must generate recognition by bullying state officials instead of playing decent music on the stage.
(16) The dietary indiscretions resulted in severe enteritis (indiscretion enteritis).
(17) Anyway, this is only a minor indiscretion, compared to some of the blabbing I've done, even when I've been trying very hard not to.
(18) In each case toxicity was associated with dietary indiscretion or infection.
(19) Dick White, the head of MI5, told the inquiry that Burgess’s “weakness, including his indiscretion and his homosexual tendencies were well known in MI5 but they had not regarded him as a member of the Communist party or as a possible Soviet agent since they did not think him capable of sustaining such a role”.
(20) The indiscretion let slip an internal debate at Airbus about the future of the world’s largest jetliner.