What's the difference between spaw and staw?

Spaw


Definition:

  • (n.) See Spa.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It was shown that during anadromous migration before spawing, the level of corticosteroids in the blood increases, the increases beginning already during the sea period.
  • (2) The sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus) was continuously exposed for 23 wk to the organochlorine insecticide endrin, from the embryonic state through hatching until adulthood and spawing.
  • (3) A slight regranulation and rise in the percentage of AF-positive cells occurs during early spawing period (July).
  • (4) Serum T4 concentrations decreased abruptly at the onset of metamorphosis and declined to levels observed in spawing adults (Leloup and Hardy, '76; Packard et al., '76) by the middle (stage 3) of metamorphosis.

Staw


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To be fixed or set; to stay.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) We found that anti-STAW IgG2 activated complement to a level similar to that of anti-STAW IgG1.
  • (2) We used Staphylococcus aureus Wood 46 (STAW), which is a common antigen, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), which is a common pathogenic microorganism in children, and formaldehyde-inactivated tetanus toxin (TT).

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