What's the difference between maser and masher?

Maser


Definition:

  • (n.) Same as Mazer.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This resembles the situation in mouse liver [E. Maser and K. J. Netter, Biochem Pharmacol 38: 3049-3054, 1989] where microsomal metyrapone reductase was inhibited by steroids and the purified enzyme was demonstrated to mediate androsterone oxidation.
  • (2) An equivalent electrical resonator can also be used to describe the active medium of masers.
  • (3) These findings lead to a new theory of static balance and the action of Corti's organ: the labyrinth functions as a traveling wave maser of which the cochlea is the slow wave structure.
  • (4) These results--together with previous findings, which have shown that there exist functional as well as structural relationships between microsomal mouse liver metyrapone reductase and 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas testosteroni [E. Maser, U. Oppermann and K. J. Netter, Eur J Pharmacol 183:1366, 1990]--suggest that metyrapone reduction in human liver microsomes might be catalysed by a microsomal hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase.
  • (5) An AFL-1 helium-neon optical maser generation radiation at a wave of 632.8 mM and at an output power of 18-20 mW has been employed in the treatment of cystalgias in the past 5 years.
  • (6) Our experience utilizing a new design Lash-Maser silicone implant in the surgical management of impotence has been detailed.

Masher


Definition:

  • (n.) One who, or that which, mashes; also (Brewing), a machine for making mash.
  • (n.) A charmer of women.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) For the best results, pass the potatoes through a potato ricer or mouli – otherwise, use a standard potato masher.
  • (2) Add the reserved liquid, lemon juice, cumin, the rest of the oil, three-quarters of a teaspoon of salt and a good grind of pepper, and on a medium-high heat warm through for six to seven minutes, crushing the beans slightly with a masher, until the mixture has the consistency of thick porridge.
  • (3) Depending on how daintily diced your vegetables are, you can either leave them in the gravy, or mash them up a bit with a potato masher and then sieve the gravy into a saucepan for the rest of the cooking.
  • (4) Photograph: Jordan Hoffman for the Guardian Nearby was a station with a similar concept, a Star Wars-specific version of Hero Mashers , in which you can take component parts and build your own action figure.
  • (5) Pass the steaming flesh through a ricer if you have one, or use a masher to obtain a smooth paste.
  • (6) His first directing job, Mission: Impossible III , had not been finished, he had a string of script commissions behind him of variable quality – including Michael Bay's infamous asteroid-masher Armageddon .
  • (7) Mash together with a masher or fork until you have a smooth thick puree, with a mashed potato consistency.
  • (8) On the one hand, I was impressed with this opportunity to play in such a free jazz style, but part of me wondered if Hero Mashers wasn’t born of a toy exec spying a bin of discarded doll parts wondering if he couldn’t make a buck out of ’em somehow.
  • (9) They were quickly alerted to the fact that the Japanese generally do not eat cheese or mashed potatoes during a presentation, leaving the potato masher and grater largely redundant - although the brand has proved particularly successful there and in the US out of the 105 countries they now sell in, mostly through third-party distributors.
  • (10) Now, whether using fresh or frozen, run a masher over the peas a few times to break them up a bit.