What's the difference between excessive and overdone?

Excessive


Definition:

  • (a.) Characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) 5-Azacytidine (I) stability was increased approximately 10-fold over its stability in water or lactated Ringer injection by the addition of excess sodium bisulfite and the maintenance of pH approximately 2.5.
  • (2) Since the advance and return of sperm inside the tubes could facilitate the interaction of sperm with secretions participating in its maturation, the persistent infertility after vasectomy could be related to the contractile alteration that follows the excessive tubal distention.
  • (3) The following conclusions emerge: (i) when the 3' or the 3' penultimate base of the oligonucleotide mismatched an allele, no amplification product could be detected; (ii) when the mismatches were 3 and 4 bases from the 3' end of the primer, differential amplification was still observed, but only at certain concentrations of magnesium chloride; (iii) the mismatched allele can be detected in the presence of a 40-fold excess of the matched allele; (iv) primers as short as 13 nucleotides were effective; and (v) the specificity of the amplification could be overwhelmed by greatly increasing the concentration of target DNA.
  • (4) Excessive lip protrusion was eliminated, and arch leveled.
  • (5) Ten milliliters of the solution inappropriately came into contact with nasal mucous membranes, causing excessive drug absorption.
  • (6) Dietary factors affect intestinal P450s markedly--iron restriction rapidly decreased intestinal P450 to beneath detectable values; selenium deficiency acted similarly but was less effective; Brussels sprouts increased intestinal AHH activity 9.8-fold, ECOD activity 3.2-fold, and P450 1.9-fold; fried meat and dietary fat significantly increased intestinal EROD activity; a vitamin A-deficient diet increased, and a vitamin A-rich diet decreased intestinal P450 activities; and excess cholesterol in the diet increased intestinal P450 activity.
  • (7) Cigarette consumption has also been greater in urban areas, but it is difficult to estimate how much of the excess it can account for.
  • (8) Preliminary studies of different systems suggest several of them may have sensitivity to detect intraepithelial abnormalities in excess of 95%.
  • (9) Excessive accumulation of hydrogen ions in the brain may play a pivotal role in initiating the necrosis seen in infarction and following hyperglycemic augmentation of ischemic brain damage.
  • (10) Fifty-four cases were analysed, and a two-fold excess of clustering within one year was observed, both within single districts and between adjacent districts.
  • (11) The first one is a region with iodine insufficiency; the second one is a region where the people use table salt in excess.
  • (12) Addition of methacholine to the substance-P-treated cells caused a rapid increase in [3H]IP3, whereas a second addition of a 10-fold excess of substance P had no effect.
  • (13) It is possible that the marked elevations in obsessive-compulsive symptomatology and in interpersonal sensitivity may reflect in part a sensitization to excessive performance demands.
  • (14) Using the intersection point of these pH-logPCO2 lines as a point of equal hemoglobin-independent "base excess" for each condition, values for true base excess were plotted.
  • (15) This excess in diagnosis comprises, in particular, the ductal type, primarily its most aggressive forms.
  • (16) Attention is drawn to the desirability of differentiating between supra- and sub-gingival calculus in the CPITN scoring system and to the excessive treatment requirements that arise from classifying everyone with calculus as requiring prophylaxis and scaling.
  • (17) IgG-gold also adhered to M cells and excess unlabeled IgG inhibited IgA-gold binding; thus binding was not isotype-specific.
  • (18) The technique did not compromise cancer resection, excessively prolong operating time, or alter postoperative management.
  • (19) The temperature-activated 4 to 5 S EBP transformation is found to be highly reproducible without loss of [3H]estradiol-binding activity in a buffer containing an excess of [3H]estradiol, 40 mM Tris, 1 mM dithiothreitol, and 1 M urea at pH 7.4.
  • (20) The amount of cleavage products depends on the excess of H2O2 used.

Overdone


Definition:

  • (p. p.) of Overdo

Example Sentences:

  • (1) He suggests that some colours are overdone by the super AMOLED screen; but at least it catches the eye.
  • (2) It turned out to be the worst, as it did for Troyano, whose tarts were also overdone and left Hollywood momentarily lost for words.
  • (3) Analysts at ANZ bank said: “Crude oil prices declined on concerns that the recent rally is overdone amid a continuing supply glut.
  • (4) But he said concern about the slowdown in China should not be overdone, since it was still contributing solidly to global growth.
  • (5) The jump in revenue added weight to recent comments from Jack Ma , Alibaba’s founder and chairman, that concerns about slowing consumption in China were overdone.
  • (6) But some analysts have started to argued the share sell-off is overdone.
  • (7) He added that fears over the impact of a slowing global economy and bouts of financial volatility are overdone.
  • (8) Some argue that the recent concern about the state of the sector is overdone.
  • (9) There is not the excessive leverage in the financial system that there was last time.” Fears about China are also overdone, say others, including Steve Schwarzman, billionaire boss of the private equity firm Blackstone Group.
  • (10) It’s a solid strategy, but they might have overdone it this time around.
  • (11) He has an excellent hospital attachment, which unfortunately is overdone.
  • (12) This is potentially a knotty problem, but a few points seem to suggest that Wales's concerns are overdone.
  • (13) Elsewhere, the Hollywood Reporter opined that "cringe-worthy comedy is so overdone at this point that even people like Merchant, who can milk it like almost no one else, can't make it entertaining anymore.
  • (14) Although it is clear that no yield is possible without any expense, the use of farming aids is often overdone as is shown at the example of nitrogen fertilisers which can increase the nitrate content of some foods and of drinking water.
  • (15) Meanwhile, fears that the recovery is unhealthily dependent on another housing market bubble look overdone.
  • (16) However, we think that concerns about a sharp global slowdown are somewhat overdone – indeed we think global growth will accelerate this year.
  • (17) Apple's shares dipped below $500 on Monday as Wall Street took fright over reports that it had cut orders for parts from screen suppliers for its iPhone 5 – but others said the reaction was overdone.
  • (18) With masterful understatement, he noted the nervousness about Italy's inconclusive election results but said it should not be overdone.
  • (19) The other force looks overdone as inflation is yesterday's problem."
  • (20) He also believed worries about Greece and China were overdone.