What's the difference between nectarine and smooth?

Nectarine


Definition:

  • (a.) Nectareous.
  • (n.) A smooth-skinned variety of peach.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Thus do peaches and nectarines turn into issues involving debt mountains, military no-go zones and historic ethnic rivalries.
  • (2) Proximate composition, edible yields, and selected nutrients were measured in cantaloupe, cherries, grapes, nectarines, plums, and watermelon sampled in six major U.S. markets.
  • (3) Nectarine and feta salad Tynegal's nectarine and feta salad is frash and tangy – perfect for alfresco eating.
  • (4) tynegal via GuardianWitness Serves 4 as a side 3 firm nectarines 100g feta cheese, cubed 2 tbsp black olives, stoned A handful of fresh mint leaves 2 tbsp sharp vinaigrette 1 Cut the nectarines into pieces while the skin is still on, then lay them into a plastic tub along with the feta and olives.
  • (5) I bought a banana and a nectarine and listened as Terry, a lifelong farmer in Wooyung, told me the story of how floods are more unpredictable than ever before.
  • (6) Two peach cultivars and nectarine were found to harbor identical plastomes, differing from those of two wild peaches and the European plum.
  • (7) Cheesy cornbread scored high, as did a surprisingly robust nectarine and feta salad and some plucky Chilean empanadas – and I loved Rachel Kelly's rather elegant take on the humble sandwich (to say nothing of her drunken melon).
  • (8) The current status of research on the application of ionizing radiation for improving the storage of temperate fruits, i.e., apple, pear, peach, nectarine, apricot, cherry, plum, strawberry, bilberry, cranberry, raspberry, and black currant, is reviewed.
  • (9) It’s a bewildering time for Latina, who has been left with a mish-mash of chopped down peach trees, new trees for the fresh fruit market and a mixture of cherries and nectarines – an attempt to diversify away from peaches.
  • (10) Enticed by hand-painted signs for peaches, nectarines, lychees and mangoes, I pulled into Wooyung Rd Fruit and Vegetable Stall.
  • (11) The Russian ban on certain fruit and vegetables, including apples, pears, cherries, nectarines, plums, and varieties of cabbage, was announced on Monday while EU leaders were debating the latest round of sanctions against Russian businesses, and will come into effect on Friday.
  • (12) The patient's serum, however, did not demonstrate elevated levels of IgE antibodies to extracts from apples, pears, and nectarines.

Smooth


Definition:

  • (superl.) Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.
  • (superl.) Evenly spread or arranged; sleek; as, smooth hair.
  • (superl.) Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream.
  • (superl.) Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; voluble; even; fluent.
  • (superl.) Bland; mild; smoothing; fattering.
  • (superl.) Causing no resistance to a body sliding along its surface; frictionless.
  • (adv.) Smoothly.
  • (n.) The act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths.
  • (n.) That which is smooth; the smooth part of anything.
  • (a.) To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as, to smooth a board with a plane; to smooth cloth with an iron.
  • (a.) To free from obstruction; to make easy.
  • (a.) To free from harshness; to make flowing.
  • (a.) To palliate; to gloze; as, to smooth over a fault.
  • (a.) To give a smooth or calm appearance to.
  • (a.) To ease; to regulate.
  • (v. i.) To flatter; to use blandishment.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) These immunocytochemical studies clearly demonstrated that cells encountered within the fibrous intimal thickening in the vein graft were inevitably smooth muscle cell in origin.
  • (2) Thus adrenaline, via pre- and post-junctional adrenoceptors, may contribute to enhanced vascular smooth muscle contraction, which most likely is sensitized by the elevated intracellular calcium concentration.
  • (3) In addition to their involvement in thrombosis, activated platelets release growth factors, most notably a platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) which may be the principal mediator of smooth muscle cell migration from the media into the intima and of smooth muscle cell proliferation in the intima as well as of vasoconstriction.
  • (4) Peripheral eosinocytes increased by 10%, and tests for HBsAg, antiHBs, antimitochondrial antibody and anti-smooth muscle antibody were all negative.
  • (5) After vascular injury, smooth muscle cells proliferate, reaching a maximum rate at day 2.
  • (6) Recent studies have shown that an aberration in platelet-derived growth factor gene expression is unlikely to be a factor in proliferation of smooth-muscle cells.
  • (7) The Ta loop was a smooth, elongated ellipse in configuration and showed clockwise rotation in all planes, as did the P loop.
  • (8) This series of tests included tests for pathologic nystagmus, saccades, smooth pursuit, and optokinetic nystagmus, as well as bithermal caloric testing and rotational testing.
  • (9) It inhibits platelet and vascular smooth muscle activation by cGMP-dependent attenuation of the agonist-induced rise of intracellular free Ca2+.
  • (10) It is concluded that a Na-H antiport system in vascular smooth muscle regulates Na influx rate, contributes to intracellular pH regulation and influences basal levels of Na,K-pump activity.
  • (11) By 30 min after insemination, the surface of the egg is relatively smooth.
  • (12) An electrogenic sodium-potassium pump appears to contribute materially to the steady-state potential and to certain of the transient potential responses of vascular smooth muscle.
  • (13) Distribution patterns of phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylinositol in the smooth muscle as well as in the mucosa were different from those in the liver.
  • (14) Ultrastructural study of the uterine lesion demonstrated smooth muscle cells with only a few "autophagic" facuoles to cells nearly replaced by lysosomes.
  • (15) These early hyperplastic lesions revealed stellate-shaped dilated bile canaliculi lined by blebs and abnormally thick elongated microvilli, a decreased number of microvilli on the sinusoidal surface, a marked increase in smooth endoplasmic reticulum, large nucleoli, and bundles of pericanalicular microfilaments.
  • (16) We conclude that once daily doxazosin provides smooth and effective blood pressure control throughout a 24 h post-dose period.
  • (17) It is suggested that contractile responses to electrical stimulation in isolated sheep urethral smooth muscle are mediated by the sympathetic nervous system, mainly through release of noradrenaline stimulating postjunctional alpha 1-adrenoceptors.
  • (18) Four fractions enriched, respectively, in plasma membrane (PM), smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER), rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), and mitochondria were isolated from estrogen-dominated rat myometrium.
  • (19) From the findings of this study the authors recommend wide excision of colorectal smooth-muscle tumours whenever there is a suggestion of malignancy.
  • (20) All smooth strains of Brucella bear two lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antigens in a ratio that defines the classification of strains in serovars, A (A greater than M), M (M greater than A) and A.M (A = M).