(a.) Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.
(a.) Marked; variegated.
(a.) Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or otherwise; -- with from.
(a.) Not identical; different; individual.
(a.) So separated as not to be confounded with any other thing; not liable to be misunderstood; not confused; well-defined; clear; as, we have a distinct or indistinct view of a prospect.
(v. t.) To distinguish.
Example Sentences:
(1) Phospholipid methylation in human EGMs is distinctly different from that in rat EGMs (Hirata and Axelrod 1980) in that the human activity is not Mg++-dependent, and apparent methyltransferase I activity is located in the external membrane surface.
(2) The populations of Asia-Oceania have some features of the class II RFLPs in common, which are distinctly different from Caucasoids.
(3) From the biochemical markers in follicular fluid, cyclic adenosine monophosphate has a distinct predictive value in regard to pregnancy in in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer cycles.
(4) Nucleotide sequence analysis of cDNAs for asparagine synthetase (AS) of Pisum sativum has uncovered two distinct AS mRNAs (AS1 and AS2) encoding polypeptides that are highly homologous to the human AS enzyme.
(5) Recognition of the distinctive morphology of MH and the performance of ancillary studies on cytologic preparations should facilitate the rapid diagnosis and early treatment of this aggressive disease.
(6) It has been found that the epidermal staining pattern for ICAM-1 in each of these diseases in distinctive and different in each disease.
(7) We identified four distinct clinical patterns in the 244 patients with true positive MAI infections: (a) pulmonary nodules ("tuberculomas") indistinguishable from pulmonary neoplasms (78 patients); (b) chronic bronchitis or bronchiectasis with sputum repeatedly positive for MAI or granulomas on biopsy (58 patients, virtually all older white women); (c) cavitary lung disease and scattered pulmonary nodules mimicking M. tuberculosis infection (12 patients); (d) diffuse pulmonary infiltrations in immunocompromised hosts, primarily patients with AIDS (96 patients).
(8) [125I]AaIT was shown to cross the midgut of Sarcophaga through a morphologically distinct segment of the midgut previously shown to be permeable to a cytotoxic, positively charged polypeptide of similar molecular weight.
(9) Three distinct G-proteins have been found in mammalian heart sarcolemma: Gi (alpha i = 40 kDa, beta = 36 kDa, and lambda less than 14 kDa), Gp (alpha p = 23 kDa, beta = 36 kDa, and lambda less than 14 kDa), and Gs (alpha s = 42 kDa).
(10) Two lectins, wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) and peanut agglutinin (PNA), were used to compare domains within the interphotoreceptor matrices (IPM) of the cat and monkey, two species where the morphological relationship between the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and photoreceptors is distinctly different.
(11) The second protein could represent either an allozymic form of the enzyme or the product of a distinct locus.
(12) Chromatographic separation revealed that the bulk (85%) of the mitogenic activity in SSV-transformed NRK cells was not due to p28v-sis but rather two distinct endothelial cell growth factors that eluted off heparin-Sepharose between 1 and 2 M NaCl.
(13) The shape of the nucleus changes from ovoid to a distinctive, radially splayed lobulated structure.
(14) Three distinct antigenic regions of bovine somatotropin (bST) were identified on the basis of the ability of a set of monoclonal antibodies to bind to proteolytic fragments and deletion variants of recombinant bST (rbST) in Western blot analyses.
(15) A rapid and simple method has been developed for the nondestructive distinction between aflatoxin B1 and the feed antioxidant, ethoxyquin.
(16) Each of the phospholipid classes displayed a distinctive fatty acid pattern which was the same in all fractions and in whole platelets.
(17) Two human B-cell differentiation antigens, Bp35 and Bp50, apparently play distinct roles as signal receptors in B-cell activation.
(18) The region is distinctive in that the sequence is absent from the homologous domain of the erythroid alpha chain and diverges from the normal internal repeat structure observed throughout other spectrins.
(19) Therefore, a mortality analysis of overall survival time alone may conceal important differences between the forces of mortality (hazard functions) associated with distinct states of active disease, for example pre-remission state and first relapse.
(20) Ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma has distinctly different clinical behavior compared to serous carcinoma and should be regarded as an aggressive epithelial histologic type.
Illustrious
Definition:
(a.) Possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid.
(a.) Characterized by greatness, nobleness, etc.; eminent; conspicuous; distinguished.
(a.) Conferring luster or honor; renowned; as, illustrious deeds or titles.
Example Sentences:
(1) As illustrious as some of the names are on the list below, Unions work democratically, by majority vote.
(2) But among the football-faith community the legendary Anfield Road stadium is not considered a sacred site for nothing, and on this memorable night everyone felt what mighty magic can be summoned here.” Describing the match as “a classic in the illustrious history of these two clubs for years to come”, the commentator Daniel Theweleit also believed that the atmosphere at Anfield put Dortmund’s own famed fan culture into the shade: “Even those who have watched the club for centuries agreed that Dortmund has never achieved this kind of intensity.” Munich-based Süddeutsche Zeitung found satisfaction in seeing the German coach Jürgen Klopp exporting his magic touch across the Channel.
(3) It has this very illustrious record of people who attended but didn't graduate, including Anne Hathaway, Jackie Onassis and Jane Fonda.
(4) The effects of 5 pregnane compounds isolated from the rhizomes of Mandevilla illustris were examined against bradykinin (BK), Lysyl-bradykinin (L-BK), acetylcholine (ACh) and oxytocin (Ot)-induced contractions in the isolated uteri of the rat.
(5) Instead, Conservative ministers want to tell new migrants that Britain is "historically" a Christian country with a "long and illustrious history".
(6) This was a time when the publication of an anthology launched under the council's auspices was hardly calculated to produce favour- able reviews, however illustrious the editor.
(7) In this context it is easy to see why Fomenko is seen by many as a conservative coach – very similar, in fact, to his illustrious mentor Valeriy Lobanovskiy.
(8) Only Bradford in 2003 and St Helens in 2006 had won the domestic treble before, but Kevin Sinfield, Jamie Peacock and Kylie Leuluai ended their rugby league careers by ensuring Leeds became the third member of this most illustrious club.
(9) While Horatio is one of an increasing number of children born using a sibling as a sperm donor, there is a good chance that none so far shares his illustrious name.
(10) For your amazing, illustrious career of defying stereotypes – and most of all, for showing how to best use Twitter and shut up trolls who still have not learned that – shocker!
(11) The Scot Craig Ferguson recently completed a long and illustrious stint on CBS’s The Late Late Show , while Birmingham-born John Oliver’s regular appearances on The Daily Show have earned him his own HBO slot hosting Last Week Tonight and Londoner James Corden has just boosted ratings at the wheel of The Late Late Show .
(12) Brentford had dominated their more illustrious neighbours but it looked as though the goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli’s heroics and Hugo Rodallega’s eye for goal would leave them empty-handed.
(13) The lack of profit has not deterred a string of illustrious backers.
(14) Google’s illustrious founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, sagely stated that “since it is very difficult even for experts to evaluate search engines, search engine bias is particularly insidious”.
(15) Perhaps, those who had an illustrious career as footballers visualise the future more clearly but it wasn’t my case.
(16) Just as that penalty incident happened by the way, my illustrious editor stopped fanning himself to tweet: Steve Busfield (@Busfield) Note for @timewarnercable : TV picture-in-picture box too central to watch #RSLvLA AND #PORvSEA #firstworldproblems @KidWeil @Paolo_Bandini November 8, 2013 4.58am GMT 34 mins More Portland pressure (must get keyboard macro for that phrase), but finally Seattle get another look at goal as Demspey touches the ball to Eddie Johnson, whose shot is deflected just over for a corner.
(17) Four of the style business's most illustrious names had become involved and at least one fashion journalist was referring to it as "trousergate".
(18) There was a foul on our player in the build up to the goal.” Wright-Phillips clearly revels in ruffling illustrious feathers – he has now scored in each of the three Hudson River derby fixtures and his 10 th of the season ensured Kreis’ side were always chasing the game.
(19) It is said that Andreotti, when watching it, momentarily lost his temper, then admitted that the film was aesthetically remarkable, but that the suggestion that he was somehow responsible for many of the "illustrious corpses" of the First Republic was ludicrous – a fair reaction.
(20) Among the members of its staff have been some of the first and most illustrious ophthalmologists--those whose discoveries, teachings and writings have contributed to the foundation and development of ophthalmology.