What's the difference between incognita and unknown?
Incognita
Definition:
(n.) A woman who is unknown or in disguise.
(n.) The state of being in disguise; -- said of a woman.
Example Sentences:
(1) Putative M. incognita receptors appear to be soluble in beta-mercaptoethanol (BME) but not SDS, and are also sensitive to tryptic digestion and deglycosylation by endoglycosidase F. Polyclonal antibodies against intact spores and spore fragments of antispore antibodies produced 100% inhibition.
(2) Yasuni is terra incognita, one of the beastliest, lushest, most fecund, abundant but unknown places on earth.
(3) The following day Kidron – who began her film-making career more than 30 years ago when she took a camera with her to Greenham Common – phoned Ryan to see if he might want to talk further about his answer; she talked, too, to his mother, and eventually she was invited into the great terra incognita of contemporary life, the teenage bedroom.
(4) Two Pseudomonas strains (PpG777 and PaG158) were derived from the parent isolate Pseudomonas incognita (putida).
(5) A genomic library of Meloidogyne incognita Race 1 has been prepared in the bacteriophage lambda gt10 and screened for specific DNA sequences by hybridization with radio-isotope labelled total genomic DNA from a number of Meloidogyne species.
(6) It seemed infinite: it offered new friendships and a rich terra incognita of streets, cinemas and dance halls that demanded exploration and custom.
(7) Their beliefs, fears, dreams, and intimations--a "terra incognita" for service providers.
(8) In Further Tales of the City , published in 1982, Maupin maps amity between gay men and straight men – terra incognita still.
(9) Mervyn King has suggested that monetary easing could offset any dampening of demand caused by the chancellor's cuts, but with interest rates at rock-bottom, the governor has no scope to cut borrowing costs to stimulate the economy; all he could do is print more money through quantitative easing, and that is terra incognita .
(10) We have purified and characterized the three proteins from a P-450-dependent linalool 8-methyl hydroxylase in Pseudomonas putida (incognita) strain PpG777.
(11) Multiple molecular forms of acetylcholinesterase have been isolated and characterized from the root-knot nematodes Meloidogyne arenaria and Meloidogyne incognita.
(12) Terra Incognita draws on modern urban legends and ancient cartography to consider the perils of journeying into the unknown and is set to a new score by Gabriel Prokofiev.
(13) At one Australian games festival, she sat incognita in the audience as a text-to-speech program delivered her presentation.
(14) A study of giant cells induced by the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, in roots of Impatiens balsamina was made by scanning electron microscopy.
(15) For other toxic heavy metals (with few exceptions), there exist specific plasmid resistances that remain relatively terra incognita for future exploration of bioinorganic molecular genetics and gene regulation.
(16) Four reasons Jeremy Corbyn needs a spin doctor Read more The new shadow cabinet of the willing sets off on a journey into terra incognita.
(17) Both exosporia and spore fragments are capable of host-specific attachment to the cuticle of Meloidogyne incognita, a root-knot nematode host.
(18) One clone isolated (MR1 #15), although not totally species specific, clearly showed preferential hybridization to M. incognita.
(19) Natural infections of Streptocara crassicauda and Streptocara incognita were diagnosed in four mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) from Red Rock Lakes National Refuge, Beaverhead County, Montana.
(20) Especially important is the inference that only people with low percentages of telogen hairs are likely to exhibit areas, whereas those with androgenetic alopecia, when affected by alopecia areata, preferentially show a diffuse and delayed hair loss that has the features of Kligman's telogen effluvium (alopecia areata incognita).
Unknown
Definition:
(a.) Not known; not apprehended.
Example Sentences:
(1) The reference library used in the operation of a computerized search program indicates the closest matches in the reference library data with the IR spectrum of an unknown sample.
(2) The macrophage-derived product, interleukin 1 (IL 1) is thought to play an important regulatory role in the proliferation of T lymphocytes; however, its mechanism of action is unknown.
(3) Second, the unknown is searched against the database to find all materials with the same or similar element types; the results are kept in set 2.
(4) The mechanism by which gp55 causes increased erythroblastosis and ultimately leukaemia is unknown, but a reasonable suggestion is that gp55 can mimic the action of erythropoietin by binding to its receptor (Epo-R), thereby triggering prolonged proliferation of erythroid cells.
(5) It is an intriguing moment: the new culture secretary, Sajid Javid, who was brought in to replace Maria Miller last month, is something of an unknown quantity.
(6) The functions of O-GlcNAc remain largely unknown, but it may be important in blocking phosphorylation sites, it may be required for the assembly of specific multiprotein complexes, it might serve as a nuclear transport signal, or it may be directly involved in the active transport of macromolecules across nuclear pores.
(7) We therefore conclude that widely spaced (and unknown) parts of the protein chain are required for the intersubunit interactions that eventually lead to functional assembly of the receptor.
(8) An atheroma is often associated with saccular aneurysms, but its effect on this pathological process is still unknown.
(9) The ophthalmic headache's crisis is caused, in fact, by a spasm of convergence on an unknown exophory of which the amplitude of fusion is satisfying, and the presence of which can only be seen with test under screen.
(10) The mechanisms responsible for changes in absorption in vitro are unknown.
(11) The pathoanatomy and factors associated with transient mitral regurgitation (MR) induced by myocardial ischemic stress are unknown.
(12) The evaluation of the data of unknown test persons of a pilot study in 96% resulted in a correct classification in patients with heart and circulatory diseases or persons with healthy heart and circulation, the classification in the above mentioned groups of diagnosis was performed on an average to 57%.
(13) Silicon, a relatively unknown trace element in nutritional research, has been uniquely localized in active calcification sites in young bone.
(14) Several pedigrees have been reported in which defects of the insulin gene result in glucose intolerance or diabetes in affected members, but the role of insulin gene mutations in NIDDM is unknown.
(15) Federal endorsement of the HMO concept has resulted in broad understanding of a number of concepts unknown in fee-for-service medicine.
(16) Paul Doyle Kick-off Sunday midday Venue St Mary’s Stadium Last season Southampton 2 Leicester City 2 Live Sky Sports 1 Referee Michael Oliver This season G 18, Y 60, R 1, 3.44 cards per game Odds H 5-6 A 4-1 D 5-2 Southampton Subs from Taylor, Martina, Stephens, Davis, Rodriguez, Sims, Ward-Prowse Doubtful Bertrand, Davis, Van Dijk (all match fitness) Injured Boufal (knee, Jan), Hesketh (ankle, Feb), Targett (hamstring, Feb), Austin (shoulder, Mar), Pied (knee, Jun), Gardos (knee, unknown) Suspended None Form DWLLLL Discipline Y37 R2 Leading scorer Austin 6 Leicester City Subs from Zieler, Hamer, Wasilewski, Gray, Fuchs, James, Okazaki, Hernández, Kapustka, King Doubtful None Injured None Suspended None Unavailable Amartey, Mahrez, Slimani (Africa Cup of Nations) Form LDLWDL Discipline Y44 R1 Leading scorers Slimani, Vardy 5
(17) Sarcoidosis is a disease of unknown etiology with protean manifestations.
(18) Their incidence cannot be estimated--only the possibility of recoverable renal function in an unknown number of involved patients.
(19) The results indicate that the effect of EGF on the growth of cancer cells is very complicated and may involve an unknown regulatory mechanism of cancer cell growth.
(20) In 1968, nearly 60% of the malignant ovarian tumors were treated by doctors in internal medicine, surgery and radiology etc., rather than gynecology, which was partly because the primary site of the cancer was unknown during the clinical course and partly because the gynecologist gave up treatment of patients in advanced cases.