What's the difference between nub and nug?

Nub


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To push; to nudge; also, to beckon.
  • (n.) A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Out of the latter, NUB congenital defect was in 4, total epispadia in 1, spina bifida in 1 patient.
  • (2) In the case of S. enteritidis NUB 31, the effect of CPS-K was detectable only when more than 20 mug per mouse was injected.
  • (3) And that is the nub of the FT report: grim reading for chancellor George Osborne as he puts the finishing touches to his 19 March budget.
  • (4) The peak CPS-K effect on infection with S. enteritidis NUB 1 was seen when given immediately before bacterial challenge.
  • (5) Some wore "slave bracelets" made out of boot laces and walked with "Black Power canes", sticks with the nub carved into a clenched fist.
  • (6) This is the nub of the issue and the foreign secretary's statement seems to mask a much more complex picture.
  • (7) Four new nuB mutations in the DNA gyrase-binding site between the G and I genes were also sequenced and found to be identical to the nuB103 mutation sequenced previously.
  • (8) The nub of Zittrain’s concern is that the practice of shaping what stays and what goes from the database is hopelessly individualistic.
  • (9) The promotion of infection with S. enteritidis NUB 1 by CPS-K depended upon its dose, the effect of CPS-K being demonstrable up to as little as 0.2 mug per mouse.
  • (10) This is the nub of what I am going to call, because I've always secretly wanted to be a mathematician, the "Birmingham Liberty Paradox".
  • (11) And I'm hopeful that we're getting closer to the nub of the problem.
  • (12) The nub of the controversy was his comment that "we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years" if Mr Thurmond, who ran a campaign to keep blacks out of white schools and neighbourhoods, had won the presidency in 1948.
  • (13) Both have seen very bleak scenarios depicted by either side in attempts to scare the electorate, for example with the idea that a yes vote will usher in a very authoritarian regime.” In his presentations, Baldini, who will vote yes, tries to go to what he sees as the nub of the issue.
  • (14) Our failing economy needs stimulating and your nub of grey meat and Mars egg are simply not sufficient.
  • (15) Why does it matter whether other people believe it or not?” I suspect that gets to the nub of it.
  • (16) As a result of enumeration of bacterial populations in the peritoneal washing, blood, liver and spleen, it was revealed that CPS-K promoted in vivo growth of S. enteritidis NUB 1 and NUB 31.
  • (17) The NUB-6 cell line consisted of two distinct cell subtypes, small typical neuroblasts and larger spheroid-forming cells, while NUB-7 was homogeneously neuroblastic.
  • (18) All the children were operated on: NUB reconstruction according to Davis, bilateral uretero-cystostomy according to Coen.
  • (19) Two new neuroblastoma (NB) cell lines, NUB-6 and NUB-7, were established from recurrent and primary NB tumours respectively and identified conclusively as NB by their phenotypic characteristics, catecholamine production and N-myc amplification.
  • (20) Urodynamic studies showed the absence of detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia and confirmed organic nature of NUB lesion.

Nug


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) NUG was induced by application of dental debris from diseased dogs to 4 beagles treated with corticosteroid.
  • (2) The peak occurrence of NUG was among 4- and 5-year old children and 84.5% of them were in the 2 to 7 years age range.
  • (3) Bacterial invasion of the sulcular epithelium occurred before clinical evidence of NUG could be observed.
  • (4) Reassortant viruses were isolated following dual infections of cell cultures with a spontaneous temperature-sensitive (ts) mutant of WEX virus, and either NUG wild-type virus or a ts mutant of GI virus.
  • (5) The messenger role of Ca+2, cyclic nucleotides and inositol triphosphates in the stimulation of pepsinogen and mucous secretion were studied using isolated pig [correction of nug] gastric chief cells and guinea pig mucous cells, resp.
  • (6) There was no statistically significant association of NUG and rainy season.
  • (7) The sequence of tRNA1Gln was established by analogy with tRNA1Gln, as the two tRNAs are very similar, differing by only 7 residues out of 75. tRNA1Gln has the anticodon NUG, where N is a modified nucleotide which is likely to be a derivative of 2-thiouridine, and is specific for the codon CAA.
  • (8) This study analyzed 58 cases of necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (NUG) and 5 cases of cancrum oris among children who sought treatment at the Ibadan University College Hospital, Dental Centre in a 1-year period.
  • (9) Part I of this two-part series investigates periodontal-related emergencies that manifest as abscesses, cysts, and necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (NUG).
  • (10) Enzymatic activity of lysosomal glucosyl-ceramidase was determined in intact murine hybridoma and macrophage cells with the synthetic substrate nonylumbeliferyl-beta-glucoside (NUG).
  • (11) The presence of spirochetes and other bacteria during the induction of necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (NUG) in beagle dogs was studied by transmission electron microscopy.
  • (12) Possible predisposing factors in NUG and cancrum oris such as malnutrition, infectious childhood diseases, HIV infection, and immune compromise are discussed.
  • (13) Of the three prevalent oral disease findings (oral hairy leukoplakia (OHL), candidiasis, necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis [NUG]) only OHL and NUG were significantly correlated with helper T-cell depletion.

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