What's the difference between polyvalent and versatile?

Polyvalent


Definition:

  • (a.) Multivalent.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The actions of the polyvalent cationic dye Ruthenium Red and the enzyme neuraminidase were studied at the frog neuromuscular junction.
  • (2) The prophylactic effect of immunization with P. aeruginosa polyvalent corpuscular vaccine has been shown on the model of P. aeruginosa generalized chronic infection in mice with leukopenia induced by the intraperitoneal injection of cyclophosphamids.
  • (3) The immunogenicity of the polyvalent pneumococcal vaccine was studied in renal allograft recipients and dialysis patients.
  • (4) The virus neutralizing (VN) titers were occasionally lower where the polyvalent vaccines were used when compared to those from chickens given the monovalent vaccines.
  • (5) The polyvalent and adaptable material which we have developed (sliding splint-staple) and which we also use in thoracic traumatology (thoracic flaps), has allowed us to perform audacious corrections for deformities or wide resections for tumours since 1980.
  • (6) Furthermore, unlike the cells, the cytoplasts failed to raise their intracellular free Ca2+ levels after addition of polyvalent Ag.
  • (7) The polyvalent antiserum administered contained A, B and E antitoxins.
  • (8) The transport of C4-dicarboxylates in B. subtilis is strongly stimulated by intracellular polyvalent anions.
  • (9) Likewise, benzamil exhibited a protective effect, completely overcoming the inhibitory action of the polyvalent cations.
  • (10) Anti-hemorrhagic antibodies were isolated from a polyvalent antivenom by affinity chromatography using purified hemorrhagins from Bitis arietans and Crotalus adamanteus venom as ligands.
  • (11) Polyvalent alloantisera, prepared by reciprocal immunization of F344 (RT1lv1 haplotypes) and WF (RT1u haplotype) rats, as well as monoclonal antibodies, were used to immunoprecipitate class I alloantigens from detergent extracts of monolayer cultures of 35S-methionine-labelled liver cells.
  • (12) The efficiency of an ELISA method, designed to detect polyvalent IgG and IgM antibodies to Salmonella typhi polysaccharide was evaluated in patients admitted or convalescing from typhoid fever and in control subjects.
  • (13) The chelating approach provides a powerful means for removing a single class of unwanted, random crosslinkages, i.e., those due to extraneous polyvalent metals such as lead, cadmium and aluminum.
  • (14) Prophylaxis with 23-polyvalent anti-pneumococcus vaccine would prevent severe processes in high risk populations.
  • (15) An immunoglobulin class specific, indirect ELISA (polyvalent immunoglobulin, IgG, IgM, and IgA) was established employing as antigens formalinized whole bacteria ("OH"-antigens) and LPS preparations (hot phenol-water extraction).
  • (16) Two commercial Chlamydia-specific monoclonal antibodies as well as polyvalent anti-Chlamydia rabbit serum recognized C. trachomatis, but did not recognize Cowdria.
  • (17) the monovalent preparation of K. pneumoniae bacteriophage and the polyvalent bacteriophage preparation for the treatment of infections caused by K. ozaenae, K. rhinoscleromatis scleromatis and K. pneumoniae sensu lato, have been obtained.
  • (18) During the acute phase he was treated with packed red blood cells, frozen fresh plasma and polyvalent immunoglobulins.
  • (19) Quantitative immunoelectrophoresis allows a polyvalent approach to immuno-chemical problems, i.e., identification, quantitation, and thereby standardization of antigens and antibodies in complex mixtures, for example as in crude extracts of microorganisms and their corresponding antisera.
  • (20) Ca2+ and other polyvalent cations as well as polycations, such as neomycin, produce similar effects on intracellular second messengers and PTH release in dispersed bovine parathyroid cells, but it is unclear whether all of these agents share the same mechanism of action.

Versatile


Definition:

  • (a.) Capable of being turned round.
  • (a.) Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable; unsteady; inconstant; as versatile disposition.
  • (a.) Turning with ease from one thing to another; readily applied to a new task, or to various subjects; many-sided; as, versatile genius; a versatile politician.
  • (a.) Capable of turning; freely movable; as, a versatile anther, which is fixed at one point to the filament, and hence is very easily turned around; a versatile toe of a bird.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Ferrocene derivatives, in general, show a degree of versatility, coupling the electron-transfer reactions of many enzymes.
  • (2) The methods discussed here are versatile procedures that have been effective for the quantification of retinoic acid and retinol in plasma or serum, cells in culture, and animal tissues.
  • (3) Soft tissue obliteration with autograft bone paste is the most versatile and commonly used technique.
  • (4) Attention to the hazards of asbestos has aroused concern among many healthy persons who have been exposed at some time to one of the world's most versatile materials.
  • (5) The modern era of leg lengthening has therefore brought two things: new technical versatility to correct complex and coexisting deformities and new concepts of the biology of lengthening that are not device specific and can be applied with most lengthening devices.
  • (6) the use of permanent implants of iodine-125 seeds, the use of more versatile brachytherapy units which may treat a variety of sites at a range of dose-rates, and the use of biologically targetted radionuclides.
  • (7) In this paper versatility of the method as a purpose of immobilization of enzyme was described.
  • (8) His rise in the 1990s coincided with the emergence of a new wave of American film-makers, and his versatile, volatile talent became integral to some of the most original US cinema of the past 20 years.
  • (9) We recommend using this assay system as it is rapid, specific, sensitive and versatile for the detection of CMV in many biological specimens.
  • (10) The versatility of the instrument in making quantitative nucleic acid measurements on acridine orange and Feulgen-Schiff stained cells is demonstrated.
  • (11) The notion that Gleeson has lurched from one disaster to another, ruining everything from the Coen brothers' remake of True Grit to Richard Curtis's romcom About Time , seems a pretty unique interpretation of his burgeoning career as a versatile character actor.
  • (12) The sort of recipes that have a versatility to them, an easy feel, where they can fit into a meal however we wish.
  • (13) The intention of this review is to stress new information regarding the quite versatile functions of Kupffer cells.
  • (14) Recent improvements in two-dimensional, planar instrumentation promise to make echocardiography even more versatile, permitting more comprehensive views of left ventricular function, valve orifice areas, and the spatial relationships of the great vessels and ventricular chambers.
  • (15) While the surgeon may tend to use one procedure in the repair of a hallux valgus deformity, versatility is most important when treating the juvenile bunion.
  • (16) The new bridge device could also improve the versatility of the Hartshill system to cover a wider spectrum of spinal fixations.
  • (17) The GHRI may be preferred where brief, self-administered forms are required; the QWB has advantages when health assessments are used to calculate cost-effectiveness; and the SIP is a versatile, easy to understand measure dealing with a wide range of specific dysfunctions.
  • (18) Using examples within dental research, the uniqueness and versatility of these new techniques are discussed.
  • (19) Computerized interpretation of the electrocardiogram has now advanced to computerization of the electrocardiograph, resulting in greatly increased versatility, including the capacity for adapting to a variety of lead systems rather than being tethered to the old Einthoven-Wilson-Goldberger (EWG) system.
  • (20) This standardized pLK vector system offers great versatility in gene manipulation and in optimization of gene expression under the control of strong regulatable promoters.

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