What's the difference between seep and tar?

Seep


Definition:

  • (v. i.) Alt. of Sipe

Example Sentences:

  • (1) These results indicate the presence of ANP in canine CSF and that it does not come from blood that has seeped across the blood-CSF barriers but may originate in the brain.
  • (2) The media are more pervasive, seeping everywhere into the vacuum left by the shrinking of the old powers.
  • (3) It has been estimated that natural oil seeps may also contribute as much as 10% of the hydrocarbons in the global marine environment.
  • (4) The unusually long period of time that the tooth survived might be attributed to a different approach to the replantation technique, such as occlusion adjustment prior to replantation, preoperative reduction of oral cavity bacteria and of the harmful aerosols commonly found in the dental operatory, placement of a noneugenol periodontal packing under the acrylic splint to prevent residual liquid monomer from seeping into the periodontal space, use of the patient's own blood and no other material to moisten the root while it was out of the socket, a short extraoral period, loose splinting, complete isolation of the operative site in the oral cavity, and completion of periodontal therapy before intentional replantation.
  • (5) For these palmiers, however, – full of chocolate and honey – I've found the rolling method is best for keeping the filling contained in the swirls of dough and stopping it from seeping across the baking tray.
  • (6) Today's news shows the poison of bad credit continues to seep through the veins of the world's financial markets.
  • (7) Over the following days, every drop of the 119,328 tonnes of crude oil borne by this 300m-long supertanker seeped into the Atlantic.
  • (8) Porous rocks under the Martian surface might hold frozen water that melts in the summer months and seeps up to the surface.
  • (9) Shorten said he hoped debate would shift from the “toxic, malignant, poison of Hansonism that seeps to surface of our politics”.
  • (10) Noble gases are one of four things the organisation looks out for in its nuclear monitoring process, because the gases can be released by either slowly seeping through rock and sediment from underground to the surface after a nuclear test or come from activity at a test site.
  • (11) Even as the radiation levels above ground stabilise, the legacy for Tomioka and Fukushima Prefecture in general will be a long one, as caesium seeps deeper into the ground on its slow journey to the groundwater.
  • (12) But the arts are of importance to all voters, and seep into areas well beyond the confines of the Department for Culture .
  • (13) By the 13th fetal day cerebrospinal fluid begins to seep into and replace it.
  • (14) Somehow the story seeped into our bones, expressed in our best-loved sitcoms – with their tales of frustrated men, from Captain Mainwaring to David Brent, made ridiculous by delusions of grandeur – and by a brand of newspaper whose unspoken daily message is that the country is going to the dogs.
  • (15) The organism was recovered from the clay layer of the soil profile as well as from water that seeps into this layer during the "wet" season.
  • (16) Oil is spreading across the creeks and mangrove forests and seeping deeper into the water table.
  • (17) If bleeding persists in spite of ligation, this does not mean that the wrong vessel has been tied off but that arterial anastomoses are allowing blood to seep from the ethmoidal to the sphenopalatine area of the nose.
  • (18) She said: "Under the carapace of glittering, hedonistic celebrity, the ooze of a very different and more dangerous lifestyle has seeped out for all to see."
  • (19) Lahm was 12 years old when he joined the Bundesliga’s record title winners and it would not be an exaggeration to say that the club’s you-have-to-win-everything attitude to the game has seeped deep into Lahm’s psyche.
  • (20) Brendan didn’t obsess about telling us about opponents constantly, but through working on certain exercises the message seeped into our minds.

Tar


Definition:

  • (n.) A sailor; a seaman.
  • (n.) A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal, etc., and having a varied composition according to the temperature and material employed in obtaining it.
  • (v. t.) To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) With the exception of PMMA and PTFE, all plastics leave a very heavy tar- and soot deposit after burning.
  • (2) Utilizing the bilateral comparison technique in 30 hospitalized patients with chronic stable plaque-type psoriasis vulgaris, we closely monitored the clinical responses to ultraviolet radiation (Westinghouse fluorescent FS40 bulbs, 290--400 nm) and a variety of tar preparations and lubricant vehicles in combination and separately.
  • (3) It seems that the addition of liquid tar elevates the reaction threshold to dithranol in hypersensitive patients with psoriasis.
  • (4) We now present evidence that such a decrease in amounts of P68 could be essential for HIV-1 replication because of the presence of the Tat-responsive sequence (TAR sequence) present in the 5' untranslated region of HIV-1 mRNAs, which activates the P68 kinase.
  • (5) We conclude that there appears to be no benefit from exceeding a concentration of 5% crude coal tar in yellow soft paraffin in the treatment of patients with psoriasis and that the plateau in the dose-response curve for the action of crude coal tar in psoriasis begins at a point between 1 and 5%.
  • (6) Purified tat binds specifically to HIV-1 trans-activation-responsive region (TAR) RNA in gel-retardation, filter-binding, and immunoprecipitation assays.
  • (7) benj67 asks: How do you continue to justify continued your role in financing the Canadian tar sands, arguably a greater crime than the Libor scandal?
  • (8) Hansen has been an outspoken critic of tar sands, saying last year "it will be game over for the climate if development of the oil sands isn't stopped".
  • (9) In contrast, erythroid and myeloid colony growth from the TAR infant's marrow cells was preserved.
  • (10) Finally, by 6 min of heavy exercise at 8 mph 20% grade, Tar increased 2 degrees C (P less than 0.05) while Tre increased 0.5 degree C (P less than 0.05).
  • (11) Hydroxylamine mutagenesis was used to alter the tar gene that encodes the transmembrane Tar protein required for chemotaxis.
  • (12) A previously described smoking apparatus (20) was used for measurement of puff volume and inhaled tar.
  • (13) Again, tat protected TAR RNA from RNase A cleavage at both U23 and U31.
  • (14) Since its 2013 announcement, a key aim of TTIP has been to destroy regulations that prevent high-polluting tar sand crude oil from entering Europe.
  • (15) TARS-1 and TART-1 but not TARL-2 were transplantable into newborn syngeneic rats and nude mice.
  • (16) Both the occupational and in particular the therapeutic exposure to coal tar resulted in clear increases in urinary levels of PAH metabolites as compared to unexposed subjects.
  • (17) During the remission period the patients were advised to use a tar preparation or topical corticosteroids in the event of minor exacerbations.
  • (18) Biological studies have demonstrated that concentrated extract of tars from combustion of shale oil are carcingenic to the skin of mice.
  • (19) Beech tar, in a concentration of 5% induced a 19% increase in orthokeratosis.
  • (20) For the study reported in the present investigation these data have been augmented by estimates of past workplace exposure to total tar (benzene-soluble matter) and to benzo-a-pyrene (BaP).

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