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did neither inhibit growth on irradiated nor on non-irradiated

English translation: did not inhibit growth, either on irradiated or non-irradiated plates

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English term or phrase:did neither inhibit growth on irradiated nor on non-irradiated
Selected answer:did not inhibit growth, either on irradiated or non-irradiated plates
Entered by: Yvonne Becker

17:13 Mar 30, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals
English term or phrase: did neither inhibit growth on irradiated nor on non-irradiated
I'm proofreading an article titled "Photodegradation and in vitro photosensitizing activity of 4-acetylaminophenylacetic acid, an antirheumatic drug".

I wonder whether this is OK

"PBS/30% ethanol and piroxicam (PRX) did neither inhibit growth on irradiated nor on non-irradiated plates. "
Yvonne Becker
Local time: 09:45
did not inhibit growth on irradiated or non-irradiated plates
Explanation:
Otherwise it's a bit of a mouthful.
Selected response from:

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:45
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +7did not inhibit growth on irradiated or non-irradiated plates
liz askew
3 +2inhibited growth neither on irradiated nor on non-irradiated....
Trudy Peters


Discussion entries: 3





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
inhibited growth neither on irradiated nor on non-irradiated....


Explanation:
I would say: inhibited growth neither on irradiated nor on ....

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 09:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Benham: Dear dear! I was just typing in the same answer. Either that or liz's is fine.
2 mins
agree  Laura Molina
2 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
did not inhibit growth on irradiated or non-irradiated plates


Explanation:
Otherwise it's a bit of a mouthful.

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters: I like that even better than my answer! I also like your second answer in the notes above. Why don't you add it to the answer box.
0 min
agree  Richard Benham: You could also add "either" after "on" for more emphasis, if you don't mind it being a bit of a mouthful!
3 mins
agree  Jörgen Slet
2 hrs
agree  Gillian Scheibelein: clear statement without being verbose, perfect for a scientific treatise.
13 hrs
agree  kmtext: I'd go with "did not inhibit growth, either on irradiated or non-irradiated plates"
15 hrs
agree  MMUlr
16 hrs
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
1 day 2 hrs
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