What's the difference between spikelike and spiky?
Spikelike
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) In some type 2 astrocytes, an initial spikelike transient similar to that in type 1 astrocytes was observed; the overall size of the spike, however, was smaller than in type 1 astrocytes.
(2) PGE2 caused a rapid spikelike increase in intracellular calcium [( Ca2+]i) followed by a stable elevation above basal values.
(3) The particles were from 70 to 75 nm in diameter, with a central doughnut-shaped nucleoid 50 to 55 nm in diameter; numerous spikelike projections extended from their envelopes.
(4) Often spikelike partial responses were superimposed on the EPSPs.
(5) The 114S particle had spikelike projections and a diameter of about 32 nm.
(6) Two kinds of surface specializations of chlamydiae have been described: hemispheric projections and spikelike rods.
(7) Locomotor pseudopods, spikelike "acanthopodia," and microprojections from the cell surface are all formed by hyaline cytoplasm, which excludes formed elements of the cell and contains a fine fibrillar material.
(8) Further purification of this material resulted in the isolation of a preparation of vesicles which contained only the G protein and the same phospholipids as in the intact virions and exhibited spikelike structures similar to those on intact vesicular stomatitis virions.
(9) No paroxysmal spikelike waveform was observed in MEG at rest with eyes closed.
(10) A study on the growth cycle of C. trachomatis of genital origin in McCoy cells has produced the following results: 1) Two kinds of surface projections, spikelike and hemispheric, were observed.
(11) The poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate did not solidify at the freezing temperature used (approximately -150 C), and it was consequently pulled out in a spikelike structure during the fracturing process.
(12) The frequency of the spikelike [Ca2+]i elevation was also decreased by dilazep.
(13) Some single cells caused a repetitive spikelike elevation of [Ca2+]i. Dilazep lowered the sustained elevation to the resting level and in some single cells, changed the sustained elevation to the spikelike elevation.
(14) The spikelike projections were recognized 50 hours after infection in larger C. trachomatis of 1.0 micron in diameter.
(15) The resting potential of about -40 mV was superimposed by spikelike hyperpolarizations (SLHs) up to -20 mV amplitude.
(16) They were often surrounded by spikelike protrusions of the lamina densa.
(17) Although much of the direct data are preliminary, burning phantom pain is probably related to decreased blood flow in the residual limb, while cramping phantom pain is mainly related to spikelike muscle spasms in the major muscles of the residual limb.
(18) The spikelike fast potentials were only recorded from the main trunks (nerves VI), while diffuse potentials could also be recorded from side branches of these nerves.
(19) The activity of type 1 neurons was synchronized to an aperiodic spikelike event in SND, whereas that of type 2 neurons was synchronized to a 2- to 6-Hz rhythmic component.
(20) The spikelike projections are found in intermediate forms, originate beneath depressions of the plasma membrane, and extend through the periplasmic space and outer membrane to end with pointed tips.
Spiky
Definition:
(a.) Like a spike; spikelike.
(a.) Having a sharp point, or sharp points; furnished or armed with spikes.
Example Sentences:
(1) And would all Labour cabinet ministers be as willing to work closely with Lib Dem ministers of state, as happens now, though with some spiky exceptions?
(2) The appearance of a band with lean, spiky songs, high cheekbones and excellent trousers was therefore the cause of considerable excitement, to which they mischievously alluded in the title of their debut album, Is This It.
(3) He described his players as “half-hearted,” lacking spikiness in the duels and quality in general.
(4) Calcium oxalate dihydrate stones have a striated, spiky and non-homogeneous appearance on plain X-rays.
(5) Bula was spiky when asked why he had made the change.
(6) As the euchromatin space of affected nuclei is "sanded" by numerous core particles with concomitant dissolution of the chromatin network, spiky, finely granular, and eosinophilic inclusions without a limiting membrane become visible in hematoxylin and eosin-stained paraffin sections.
(7) A new model for clot contraction is proposed, based on the rigidity of the long spiky pseudopodia and on the motile properties of platelets.
(8) The challenge for Defour is to make his mark in the Premier League having also made the transition from attacking midfielder to spiky holding player.
(9) If the geometry of City’s short passing exuded class, key performers were tiring fast as the game became slightly spiky.
(10) Trimingham complained about repeated references to her as "bisexual" and "lesbian" and insults about her appearance - including comments that she wore doc martens and had spiky hair.
(11) And Hitchcock was a doddle compared to Capote, with his helium voice, the birdlike mincing, the urbane spikiness.
(12) It started with a week's safari in the Masai Mara, where they saw zebras, wildebeest and a cheetah with her spiky-haired cub.
(13) Goodness knows how spiky things might have turned had Cheick Tioté, Pardew’s feisty Ivorian midfield enforcer, not been injured.
(14) "I love that a country capable of extraordinary pomp and ceremony can still retain a spiky irreverence towards its establishment.
(15) There was a spikiness about Wilshere in Saturday's FA Cup tie.
(16) Camilla, meanwhile, went for a spiky number that looked a little like a napkin folded into a swan.
(17) A close-packed array of hexons forms a planar facet of the icosahedral capsid, with the tops presenting a spiky appearance that is consistent with electron micrographs of the adenovirus capsid.
(18) The manometer-recorded right atrial pressure pulse of tricuspid stenosis differed from the normal, with (1) elevation of right atrial pressure, (2) different morphologic features (tall, spiky A wave complete before C; small V wave with an interruption, the tricuspid opening snap notch at termination of the gradual Y descent; a diastolic plateau, the relatively flat diastolic segment of the right atrial pressure pulse following the tricuspid opening snap notch prior to the next A wave), and (3) the relative lack of right atrial pressure and right atrial pressure pulse response with normal respiration.
(19) Marks & Spencer’s chief has warned of a “spiky” runup to Christmas, as Black Friday puts shoppers in the mood for discounts after a slowdown in clothing sales last summer.
(20) ***** With her combination of spikiness and compassion, Dawn may well turn out to be an interesting addition to the mix of Mad Men.