What's the difference between synonyms and synonymy?

Synonyms


Definition:

  • (pl. ) of Synonym

Example Sentences:

  • (1) NNG codons are preferred over the synonymous NNA codons 5' to the positions of lysine in the genes.
  • (2) Aeromonas caviae is a later and illegitimate synonym of Aeromonas punctata.
  • (3) It has come to mean the objective description of the symptoms and signs of psychiatric illness, a synonym for clinical psychopathology as opposed to that other psychopathology which derives from psychoanalytic theory.
  • (4) I've seen DJs in clubs with beards that make them look more like Charles Manson on a scruffy day than the cutting edge of cool, but, apparently, the two are synonymous these days.
  • (5) Ribosomes programmed by different synonymous codons also differ in discriminating among near-cognate aminoacylated tRNAs.
  • (6) It is not synonymous, however, with increased intracranial pressure (ICP).
  • (7) Comparison of the two estimates suggests that during the course of evolution synonymous codon changes have accumulated in the alpha-chain-structural genes.
  • (8) A key for the determination, synonymes and diagnoses of the metacercariae of the 4 Ichthyocotylurus species are presented.
  • (9) The show discovered Susan Boyle and Paul Potts, but more recently has become synonymous with dancing dogs (controversially so last year, when it emerged the winner had used a stunt double ).
  • (10) Follicular mucinosis is not synonymous with alopecia mucinosa but is analogous to other histologic reaction patterns of cutaneous epithelium such as epidermolytic hyperkeratosis, focal acantholytic dyskeratosis, and cornoid lamellation.
  • (11) The ratio of the number of nucleotide substitutions in the rodent lineage to that in the human lineage since their divergence is 2.0 for synonymous substitutions and 1.3 for nonsynonymous substitutions.
  • (12) Syrian peace talks break up after making only 'incremental progress' Read more “The child Omran is a victim of Assad’s barrel bombs and not the terrorism of Daesh,” wrote Kutaiba Yassin, a Syrian writer, using a synonym for Islamic State.
  • (13) Age differences in absolute decision time were greater for the synonyms than for the other word pairs, but the proportional slowing of decision time exhibited by the older adults was constant across word-pair type.
  • (14) An alternative process leads to the surprising conclusion that each non-synonymous site has accumulated as many as 2.6 substitutions, on the average, in the two lineages leading to humans and mice.
  • (15) Biocarbazin (DTIC synonym) is an anticancer drug acting as a purine analogue, as an alkylating agent, as a SH-group blocker.
  • (16) In addition, four synonymous substitutions with no amino-acid replacements were found at codons 51, 119, 163 and 175 in the LDH-A gene from the patient.
  • (17) "Corticoids" should not be used as a synonym for corticosteroids.
  • (18) Both the number of synonymous substitutions and the number of nonsynonymous substitutions in the CDR were found to exceed the corresponding numbers in the FR.
  • (19) Human P1 protein, which is the homolog of the 60- to 65-kD heat shock "common" antigenic protein of numerous pathogenic organisms (synonyms: HSP60, GroEL homolog, or chaperonin), has been expressed to high level in Escherichia coli cells.
  • (20) The atpB gene differed by two synonymous base substitutions, whereas the other two genes were identical in the two Aegilops cytoplasms.

Synonymy


Definition:

  • (n.) The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning.
  • (n.) A system of synonyms.
  • (n.) A figure by which synonymous words are used to amplify a discourse.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Synonymy and variability of the species are discussed.
  • (2) The synonymy of N. neotoma and N. tortuosus was confirmed.
  • (3) Strains of A. triangularis, A. astronyxis and A. palestinensis occurred together in a single group suggesting possible synonymy; however, on morphologic criteria, the strains assigned to these species are readily distinguishable.
  • (4) rustigianii, thereby confirming the synonymy of these two species.
  • (5) P. petrowi Memmedov, 1961 and P. indiana Ali and Deshpande, 1970 are considered synonyms of P. nodulosa (Schwartz, 1928) Travassos, 1937 and the synonymy of P. matoffi Le Roux, 1950 with P. nodulosa is confirmed.
  • (6) Anopheles malefactor Dyar and Knab is elevated from synonymy with An.
  • (7) In 1987, Keratinomyces ceretanicus was reduced to synonymy with Trichophyton ajelloi based on mating between the putative ex-type culture, ATCC 58594, and minus mating strains of Arthroderma uncinatum.
  • (8) This paper does not intend to confirm or not the synonymies proposed by the authors.
  • (9) Simulium cuasisanguineum Ramirez Perez, Yarzabal & Peterson is synonymized with S. oyapockense, and S. yarzabali is revalidated from its synonymy with S. incrustatum Lutz.
  • (10) The synonymy of O. dermata with O. ochengi Bwangamoi, 1969, is established.
  • (11) Synonymy with T. f. asunicus Jordan, described on female only, is discuted.
  • (12) Based on these findings, Aprostatandrya Kirshenbalt, 1938 is placed in synonymy with Paranoplocephala Lühe, 1910, and Anoplocephaloides Baer, 1923 is restored to contain all species other than P. omphalodes formerly allocated to the genus.
  • (13) G. paralatus Gussev, 1955 was placed in synonymy with the species G. macracanthus.
  • (14) This established the synonymy of C. boopis with the more recently named taxon, C. pacifica.
  • (15) It is herein submitted that they erred in doing so and in relegating Akiba Bennett, Garnham & Fallis, 1965 and Saurocytozoon Lainson & Shaw, 1969 to synonymy with it.
  • (16) On account of the observations of the available type strains and numerous isolates mainly obtained from food products, Penicillium notatum Westling, P. meleagrinum Biourge and P. cyaneofulyum Biourge are placed in synonymy with P. chrysogenum Thom.
  • (17) A table of synonymy is given, equating the various names used for these neurons by previous authors.
  • (18) Conventional biochemical tests and antibiotic sensitivity patterns supported the previous proposals of synonymy between P. cepacia, P. kingii and P. multivorans.
  • (19) It is suggested that Ozametra Marcus, 1949, be placed in synonymy under Wahlia Westblad, 1930.
  • (20) Synhelea Kieffer, 1925, is resurrected from synonymy to embrace 10 species of Afrotropical Culicoides.

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