What's the difference between quat and quay?

Quat


Definition:

  • (n.) A pustule.
  • (n.) An annoying, worthless person.
  • (v. t.) To satiate; to satisfy.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The results show sustained brain levels of E2-Quat and prolonged half-life in brain compared to six peripheral tissues measured.
  • (2) The quaternaries present in organoclays (e.g., BENTONE type products) can also be identified by prior destruction of the silicate with hydrofluoric acid followed by chromatography of the residual quat fluorides.
  • (3) A reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method is presented for the analysis of E2-CDS and its oxidized quaternary metabolite (E2-Quat) in biological fluids or tissues.
  • (4) This surface complexation reaction was studied in detail by using a spin-labelled quat of intermediate allergenicity.
  • (5) The only exception was a Quat which did not disinfect fully even after 18 hours application.
  • (6) Two of the quats tested were found to be strong allergens which was due to stable association with membrane lipids at the surface of epidermal cells.
  • (7) A homologous series of eight quaternary ammonium salts (quats) were used as complex cations in a survey of contact hypersensitivity in guinea pigs.
  • (8) Mixtures of aliphatic and aromatic "quats" can be qualitatively identified in a one step chromatographic run.
  • (9) The effects of 26 different cosmetic ingredients (e.g., permanent wave and hair dye compounds, emulsifiers, resins, and detergents such as quats) were assessed by four end points indicative for qualitatively and quantitatively different cytotoxicity: (1) neutral red uptake reduction after 24 h of treatment (NR-90 and NR-50); (2) cell detachment from culture dish after 4 h of treatment (CD-25); (3) growth inhibition after 48 h of treatment (GI-50); and (4) membrane permeability measured by fluorescent dye retention (fluorescence shift FS-25) and dye exclusion (viability ratio VR-25).
  • (10) Previous work has indicated that a modified Quate-Lemons scanning acoustic microscope (SAM) is capable of measuring the acoustic propagation properties of sections of biological tissue.
  • (11) As the tiny ferry pushed through the waves and mist, marketing officer Amanda Anderson was busy on the phone to Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons , which has added it to its daily breakfast menu.

Quay


Definition:

  • (n.) A mole, bank, or wharf, formed toward the sea, or at the side of a harbor, river, or other navigable water, for convenience in loading and unloading vessels.
  • (v. t.) To furnish with quays.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It is understood that ITV is looking at rationalising its network production in the north of England as part of a raft of cost-cutting measures, with executives questioning whether it needs its Leeds studios as well as its Manchester Quay Street site.
  • (2) Whether the migrants were already in the container when it arrived at the quay will help police establish where to look for the criminal gang believed to be involved in facilitating their trafficking.
  • (3) It appears likely that the company could close both its current main studios in the north of England and shift production, including that of Coronation Street, to the same site as the BBC's new northern base at Salford Quays.
  • (4) A few days later, I sat with Catrambone on the quay in Marsa, Malta as the Phoenix was loaded for its first mission of this year.
  • (5) A previously described mutation in a leucine-responsive trans-acting factor, LivR (J. J. Anderson, S. C. Quay, and D. L. Oxender, J. Bacteriol.
  • (6) This study tests predictions that adolescent psychopaths are hyperresponsive to rewards (Quay, 1988) and deficient in passive avoidance learning (Newman & Kosson, 1986).
  • (7) In addition, the licence-fee payer will have to pick up a bill of over £28m for Broadcasting House and £60m for Pacific Quay as a result of the BBC's decision to change plans mid-stream.
  • (8) The stout-candied air, high beams and heavy pews are reminiscent of church-scale pubs on Galway’s Quay Street, but the beams are hung with Arthurian standards.
  • (9) The BBC announced in 2007 that it planned to sell off the building as several thousand staff from the news, children's, sport, learning, future media and technology departments and Radio 5 Live move to new homes at the refurbished Broadcasting House in central London and Salford Quays in Greater Manchester by 2012.
  • (10) There is the quay and a scatter of moored fishing and pleasure boats to the left; way over the other side of the estuary, Borth sands appear deserted save for a few stick figures playing football.
  • (11) Item analysis was conducted on the obtained subscales, and convergent validity was determined by correlation with the Revised Behavior Problem Checklist (Quay & Peterson, 1987).
  • (12) If the BBC can go to the quays of Salford , the Guardian can return to Manchester.
  • (13) At Blakeney in north Norfolk the water breached the quay at about 5.30pm on Thursday.
  • (14) Officials took down a huge banner next to the quay that said the citizens of Dikili opposed the refugees’ arrival .
  • (15) Newcastle and Gateshead Quays: conservation Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gateshead Quays.
  • (16) A factor analytic study of the Quay-Peterson (1967) Behavior Problem Checklist among American Indians indicated cross-cultural factor similarity for conduct problems.
  • (17) If you have ever pressed your nose against the window of a Burberry or Prada boutique but felt too intimidated to go in, worried you will be turfed out Pretty Woman-style by a snooty shop assistant, places like Bicester, Portsmouth's Gunwharf Quays and Cheshire Oaks are for you.
  • (18) Fat Freddy's, Quay Street For cheap and cheerful eating try Fat Freddy's (+353 91 567 279), a chilled out pizzeria in Quay Street with friendly waiting staff.
  • (19) The Quays have a history of investment in arts and culture, and there was a high degree of flexibility throughout.
  • (20) Applicants for jobs at BBC North are now told in the application form: "By applying for any role that will move to Salford Quays, you are also declaring your intention to be based there from the point of move, should you be successful at interview."