What's the difference between octane and octant?

Octane


Definition:

  • (n.) Any one of a group of metametric hydrocarcons (C8H18) of the methane series. The most important is a colorless, volatile, inflammable liquid, found in petroleum, and a constituent of benzene or ligroin.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Alton Towers has a long record of safe operation and as we reopen, we are committed to ensuring that the public can again visit us with confidence.” A spokesman for the park said that said that X-Sector, the high-octane section of that park where the Smiler is based, would remain closed until further notice.
  • (2) Relative to the rate of formation of the 3-oxo intermediate trapped with N-acetylcysteine, epoxidation of octene and subsequent hydrolysis to octane-1,2-diol was over 40 times more rapid.
  • (3) The synthesis of two N-substituted 5,6-benzo-2-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane analogs of benzomorphan-type analgesics via benzyne addition to appropriate N-substituted N-alkyl-2-pyridones is described.
  • (4) A series of 3,8-diazabicyclo (3.2.1) octanes (DBO) (1) substituted at the nitrogen atoms by acyl and aralkenyl groups, were tested in in vitro binding assays towards mu and delta opioid receptors.
  • (5) Not only do component b0,+ and system B0,+ and system B0,+ fail to discriminate strongly between basic and zwitterionic substrates, but their relative reactivity with bicyclic amino acids, such as 3-amino-endo-bicyclo[3.2.1]octane-3-carboxylic acid, is the reverse of transport processes in other cell types where these amino acids react strongly with Na+-independent, but not Na+-dependent, systems.
  • (6) The linoleic acid distribution between the micelles and octane was detected by the sedimentation method, with the concentration of linoleic acid in supernatant after settling of micelles (i.e.
  • (7) A preliminary biologic activity study has also been conducted, and demonstrated that the 5-(2,5-dimethyl)phenyl-6-oxa-1-azabicyclo[3,3,0]octane possesses antiinflammatory activity.
  • (8) ITF’s silence over Maria Sharapova’s confession does nothing for integrity Read more Relentless, high-octane, year-round sports place ludicrous demands on star athletes.
  • (9) Ryse offers high-octane spectacle – the quick-time kill moves are particularly delicious – but in terms of its gameplay, it's a little hit and miss.
  • (10) Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) mounting medium containing paraphenylenediamine (PPD), n-propyl gallate (NPG), or 1,4-diazobicyclo(2,2,2)-octane (DABCO) was compared with PVA alone or buffered glycerol with regard to capacity for preservation of immunofluorescence preparations.
  • (11) Stereoselective esterification of octan-2-ol was observed for all three lipases with Chromobacterium viscosum (CV) lipase yielding product with an enantiomeric excess of 92%.
  • (12) Using Octane+ P. putida as the donor, the transfer of most chromosomal markers was shown to be independent of OCT transfer, whereas the mobilization of the octanoate catabolism genes (octanoic and acetate) was dependent on OCT plasmid transfer.
  • (13) In the presence of 2-N-methyl-amino-1,4-naphthoquinone in octane, acting as electron acceptor, the negative charges were transferred from water to octane following the oxidation of NADH, succinate and ascorbate.
  • (14) Humphrey said that BT's coverage would have a different feel from Sky's high-octane approach, and would aim to be more inclusive and family-friendly.
  • (15) Adherence of Aa cells to octane varied from 60-90%, depending on the medium in which they were grown, age of the culture and the buffer in which the assay was carried out.
  • (16) A new (-)-4-oxo-2,6-bis-(3',4'-methylenedioxy phenyl)-3, 7-dioxabicyclo[3, 3, 0] octane lignan, genkdaphin was isolated from the leaves of Daphne genkwa Sieb.
  • (17) CP-96,345 [(2S, 3S) cis-2-(diphenylmethyl)-N-((2-methoxyphenyl)-methyl)-1- azabicyclo[2.2.2]octan-3-amine] belongs to a new class of nonpeptide antagonists of the substance P (SP) receptor.
  • (18) Six muscarinic ligands which have a 3-amino- or 3-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl groups attached to the 8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-ene or 8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane head group show binding constants between 2.04 x 10(-6) and 1.79 x 10(-5) M in rat heart, rat brain, and m1- or m3-transfected CHO cell membrane preparations.
  • (19) A quencher of singlet oxygen, 1,4-diazobicyclo-[2,2,2]octane was also inactive.
  • (20) Since octanal is an intermediate in the oxidation of octanol to octanoic acid, the ability of semicarbazide to inhibit the metabolism of octanol to octanoic acid was examined.

Octant


Definition:

  • (n.) The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
  • (n.) The position or aspect of a heavenly body, as the moon or a planet, when half way between conjunction, or opposition, and quadrature, or distant from another body 45 degrees.
  • (n.) An instrument for measuring angles (generally called a quadrant), having an arc which measures up to 9O¡, but being itself the eighth part of a circle. Cf. Sextant.
  • (n.) One of the eight parts into which a space is divided by three coordinate planes.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) With stimulation of the octants next to the vertical meridian, this component was of large amplitude, while with stimulation of the octants next to the horizontal meridian, it was small and inconspicuous.4.
  • (2) The absolute configuration is proposed based on the octant rule and a biogenetic pathway for this type of homoisoflavan is briefly discussed.
  • (3) These criteria are: (1) the direction of the maximal spatial ST vector points either to the right-anterior-inferior or to the right-posterior-inferior octant, and (2) the magnitude of the projection of the maximal spatial ST vector is greater than or equal to 0.15 mV in the horizontal plane.
  • (4) The mid-temporal vectors were located in the left postero-superior octant, and the late portion of the loop was inscribed anteriorly to the right with conspicuous conduction delay.
  • (5) Their directions pointed either to: (1) the right-anterior-inferior, or (2) the right-posterior-inferior octant.
  • (6) The greatest steepening in the eyes treated with radial keratotomy compared with the untreated eyes occurred at 1.5 to 2.5 mm peripheral to the corneal apex in the inferonasal and nasal octants.
  • (7) Myocardial area and midwall perimeter were obtained for each octant, and wall thickness was calculated at end diastole (ED), isovolumetric systole (IS), and end systole (ES).
  • (8) The segmental area and its changes during the cardiac cycle were measured and calculated for each octant.
  • (9) Variability of sample size per octant was noted, but when averaged across entire muscles, it was in all instances greater than 33%.
  • (10) In this paper, circular dichroism (CD), sector projection and reverse octant rule projection of four diterpenoid dilactones and five tylophorines (two of them, 6, 8, are new compounds) are reported in which reverse octant rule projection is the first application to the configuration determination of diterpenoid dilactone.
  • (11) These cells were seen in the temporal half and dorsal-dorsonasal and ventral-ventronasal octants of the ipsilateral retina and accounted for 11.5% of all the labeled cells.
  • (12) The short-axis cross-sectional images were divided into octants and were analyzed.
  • (13) C18H22N4O2, Mr = 326.40, orthorhombic, Pbca, a = 19.475 (10), b = 10.435 (20), c = 8.762 (20) A, V = 1780.6 A3, Z = 4, Dx = 1.22 g cm-3, lambda(Mo K alpha) = 0.7107 A, mu = 0.76 cm-1, F(000) = 696, room temperature, 1564 reflections averaged from two octants, R = 0.044, wR = 0.050 for 669 observed reflections with I greater than sigma(I).
  • (14) Thirteen-channel visual evoked potentials (VEPs) to pattern-onset were recorded with stimuli restricted to individual octants of the peripheral field, to halves and to quadrants of the fovea.
  • (15) In patients with acute inferior-posterior and right ventricular infarction, the serial maximal spatial ST vector pointed to the right-posterior-inferior octant during the whole course of the acute stage.
  • (16) Stimuli consisting of checkerboard-filled octant or annular octant segments are presented as appearance-disappearance pulses at sixteen different positions in the visual field in randomized order.
  • (17) The locations of evoked cortical activity in the occipital, parietal and temporal lobes are represented on a Mercator projection map for each octant or octant segment stimulated.
  • (18) The delta vector is formed by the pre-excitation, it is oriented toward the right posterior superior, the right posterior inferior and the right anterior superior spatial octants.
  • (19) With upper field octants, the peak at 100 msec was surface-negative, while with lower field octants it was reversed in polarity.5.
  • (20) By using lactone sector rule, the olefin octant rule, allylic oxygen rule and Beecham rule with C = C-C-O and C = C-C = O chromophore, their absolute configurations were assigned.

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