What's the difference between eduction and reduction?
Eduction
Definition:
(n.) The act of drawing out or bringing into view.
Example Sentences:
(1) Surface complexes with the product sulfite are postulated in the dithionite reaction, and with the educt in the thioglycollate reaction.
(2) No structural alteration of this enzyme was observed in three eductants examined.
(3) The methionyl-transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA) synthetase of Escherichia coli K-12 eductants carrying P2-mediated deletions in the region of the structural gene of this enzyme was investigated.
(4) Tristram Hunt is to outline on Wednesday how Labour would ensure teachers in all state schools are fully qualified to improve the quality of eduction if the party is returned to office.
(5) The relatively simple and precise technique of direct immunofluorescence on a tissue section enables the study and enumeration of all types of plasma cells including mastocytes (stained with acridine orange) in normal conjunctiva (5 cases), chronic non-allergic conjunctivitis (5 cases), allergic conjunctivitis of the educt (11 cases) and vernal conjunctivitis (11 cases).
(6) The experimental data can be consistently explained in terms of specific interactions of products or educts with interfacial iron(III) hydroxide of the ferritin core.
(7) A dental health eduction program on oral cleanliness was given to 175 Jerusalem school-children aged 11 to 14 years.
(8) The authors describe an eductional program that is an integral part of a residential drug rehabilitation program.
(9) Due to the dcd mutation, P2 eductants show large alterations in their deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate pools.
(10) • He said Michael Gove, the Conservative eduction secretary, was "widely misunderstood".
(11) Free-radical reaction of different carbohydrate educts 2, 5, and 7 with acrylonitrile in the presence of tributyltin hydride and a radical initiator (AIBN) gave the methyl 3-(2-cyanoethyl)-2,3-dideoxypentofuranosides 3a and 6.
(12) One end of the deletion, the P2 prophage end, appears to be the same for all eductants.
(13) The procedure rests on fluorescently labelled oligonucleotide substrates and an automated DNA sequencer to determine amounts of both educt and product of the reaction; thus each individual measurement is internally standardized.
(14) In order to estimate and compare the eductional achievements of different systems, a series of written multiple choice questions were prepared.
(15) In two of the three eductants studied, the level of this enzyme was twofold higher than in their parental strain regardless of growth conditions used.
(16) A series of independent Escherichia coli K eductants has been isolated and tested to determine the extent of their deletions.
(17) One idea for primary students is to pick games that build on fundamental movement skills that students have learned in physical eduction (PE) throughout the year.
(18) The announcement of a proposed Teaching Excellence Framework (Tef) has caused a frisson in higher eduction, by suggesting that the quality of teaching in universities is worth careful consideration in its own right.
(19) Mothers with a high eduction appeared to breastfeed their infants longer and to give them less sweets and snacks at 16 months.
(20) As the Department of Eduction frequently points out, 1.4 million more children now attend good and outstanding schools than in 2010.
Reduction
Definition:
(n.) The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as, the reduction of a body to powder; the reduction of things to order; the reduction of the expenses of government; the reduction of a rebellious province.
(n.) The act or process of reducing. See Reduce, v. t., 6. and To reduce an equation, To reduce an expression, under Reduce, v. t.
(v. t.) The correction of observations for known errors of instruments, etc.
(v. t.) The preparation of the facts and measurements of observations in order to deduce a general result.
(v. t.) The process of making a copy of something, as a figure, design, or draught, on a smaller scale, preserving the proper proportions.
(v. t.) The bringing of a syllogism in one of the so-called imperfect modes into a mode in the first figure.
(v. t.) The act, process, or result of reducing; as, the reduction of iron from its ores; the reduction of aldehyde from alcohol.
(v. t.) The operation of restoring a dislocated or fractured part to its former place.
Example Sentences:
(1) Direct fetal digitalization led to a reduction in umbilical artery resistance, a decline in the abdominal circumference from 20.3 to 17.8 cm, and resolution of the ascites within 72 h. Despite this dramatic response to therapy, fetal death occurred on day 5 of treatment.
(2) Use of the improved operative technique contributed to reduction in number of complications.
(3) Following central retinal artery ligation, infarction of the retinal ganglion cells was reflected by a 97 per cent reduction in the radioactively labeled protein within the optic nerve.
(4) It is concluded that amlodipine reduces myocardial ischemic injury by mechanism(s) that may involve a reduction in myocardial oxygen demand as well as by positively influencing transmembrane Ca2+ fluxes during ischemia and reperfusion.
(5) By 1978, the reduction in incidence of measles will exceed 90%.
(6) Osteoporosis is characterized by a reduction in bone density.
(7) At pH 7.0, reduction is complete after 6 to 10 h. These results together with an earlier study concerning the positions of the two most readily reduced bonds (Cornell J.S., and Pierce, J.G.
(8) A survey carried out two and three years after the launch of the official campaign also showed a reduction in the prevalence of rickets in children taking low dose supplements equivalent to about 2.5 micrograms (100 IU) vitamin D daily.
(9) The role of O2 free radicals in the reduction of sarcolemmal Na+-K+-ATPase, which occurs during reperfusion of ischemic heart, was examined in isolated guinea pig heart using exogenous scavengers of O2 radicals and an inhibitor of xanthine oxidase.
(10) Maximal covalent binding of [4,5-14C]ronidazole to DNA also required four-electron reduction, consistent with previous studies of the covalent binding of this agent to immobilized sulfhydryl groups [Kedderis et al.
(11) Optimum rates of acetylene reduction in short-term assays occurred at 20% O2 (0.2 atm (1 atm = 101.325 kPa] in the gas phase.
(12) Meanwhile, reductions in tax allowances on dividends for company shareholders from £5,000 down to £2,000 represent another dent to the incomes of many business owners.
(13) Polyribosomes isolated from the livers of rats sacrificed 6 h after treatment with actinomycin D showed a 42% reduction in their capacity to bind anti-RSA Fab'.
(14) In view of reports of the reduction of telomeric repeats in human malignant tumors, we measured the lengths of telomeric repeats in 55 primary neuroblastomas.
(15) Anatomic and roentgenographic criteria used for the assessment of reduction in ankle fractures are highlighted in this review of ankle trauma.
(16) By increasing luminal air pressure from 10 to 20 cm H2O a significant reduction in GBF was observed.
(17) The reduction rates of peripheral leukocytes, lung Schiff bases and lung water content were not identical in rats depleted from leukocyte after inhalation injury.
(18) The results show that in TMO-treated animals the time to the onset of convulsions, the time to the onset of NADH oxidation-reduction cycles, and the survival time were significantly longer than in the control group.
(19) Since the first is balked by the obstacle of deficit reduction, emphasis has turned to the second.
(20) The analysis of total seizure days showed a significant reduction during LTG treatment (p less than 0.002).