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English Science (general) Translation Glossary

English term		English translation
12 channel needle stream splitter/aspirator		device for splitting a (minute) fluid stream into 12 equal streams, suitable also for vacuum aspiration
All these three hypotheses are confirmed, by means of insight method methodology		all three hypotheses are confirmed by means of insight-based methodology
ambient buffer, stringent buffer		low-stringency buffer, high-stringency buffer
among or between		comparing correlation and cross-correlation coefficients
armor		"chink in the armor" = a weakness/hole in the protective cover
as the reciprocal of the dilution		el recíproco de la proporción de dilución
biological spy		biological agent
bleeding a tree		bleeding a tree is something you must avoid while tapping is usually for extracting sap from trees
bush babies		bush babies (galagos) or orphaned (etc.) young animals rescued from the Australian countryside
but		simply / just
crack parallel displacements		displacement parallel to the crack
Dec		December
demineralised vs. deionised water		more definitions
detection cup handler tip		sample cup holder
different points in time & different points of time		different points of or in time
double seriated dilutions		duplicate serial dilutions
dynamited buildings		The use of dynamite stops fire.
encyclopedize		gives an encyclopedic review of
Figures 2 and 3 illustrate		(Passive voice) Tensile stresses distribution over the lower side of the specimen...	NancyLynn
Entered by: NancyLynn
Folder		folder/forms etc	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
from simple organisms to more complex		from unicellular to multicellular organisms
further spiked in soil samples to prepare...		and soil samples were then spiked with these to prepare...
gripping for difference target forces		gripping for different target forces
hard to decline the shape		delete
Hawking a Theory		proposing/ trying to "sell" a theory
implication in		implications for
in pressing		under pressure
is of/on the order of		of the order of (UK English); either (US English)
like so many whirlpools		patterns of waves forming vortices
log POW		octanol–water partition coefficient
mixed and stir homogenized		mixed and then homogenized by stirring
neat dilution		neat is undiluted, 1:1 is ambiguous, used for both 50% dilution and undiluted
no less significant a role		no less significant a role
overkill		excess/excessive
Passive (charge neutralization / Ionizer)		A device,usually a sharp grounded needle point,that discharges surfaces in the immed.vicinity by creating a conductive pathway
perpetuation or perpetuance		perpetuation
presentation portrait		a portrait to be presented to the subject
sorption on the fiber		adsorption
speaks to the scientific evidence		addresses/relates to the scientific evidence
static standing posture and quiet standing posture		static standing is the opposite of dynamic st., quiet st. is a basic form of it. Romberg st. or other variations exist.

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