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Tech/Engineering - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / biotechnology / laboratory | | English term or phrase: magnetic particle processor | This is an apparatus used for the purification of nucleic acids, proteins, and cells. The "magnetic" part refers to magnetic rods that move the particles through the processing steps.
I've already tried various angles on Google which comes up empty on Partikelprozessor, Teilchenprozessor, etc., hyphenated or not, so I suspect that the German term might be a lot less obvious.
Any ideas/suggestions will be much appreciated. MTIA! |
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| | magnetischer Partikelprozessor | Explanation:
Ulrike, I am fairly certain that most people would go for a direct translation. This would lead you to "magnetischer Teilchenprozessor" or "magnetischer Partikelprozessor." In my experience, most people, when faced with the choice between a "German-sounding" and a "foreign-sounding" term, would go with the latter, because it sounds more "impressive" (according to several colleagues of mine). That again would lead you to "magnetischer Partikelprozessor," if you want to go with the (perceived) majority. Hope this helps. Lucien |
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| Grading comment Many thanks to both of you - wish I could split the points. Lucien's argument in favor of choosing the "foreign-sounding" term gave me a good chuckle - so Partikelprozessor it is. BTW, I did find a French translation that would also tend to support that choice.
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56 mins confidence:   magnetischer Teilchenprozessor/Partikelprozessor
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I think you're on the right track. The lack of references should be due to the fact that it's a brand new, nerver heard of contraption, just recently applied for patent by KingFisher, or so the sources I found tell me.
If it doesn't exist, invent it, I'd say :)
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Note added at 2002-04-11 19:03:38 (GMT)
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Nerver? Must be something wrong with my nerves, I guess *gg* Should read \"never\", of course.
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2 hrs confidence: magnetischer Partikelprozessor
Explanation:
Ulrike, I am fairly certain that most people would go for a direct translation. This would lead you to "magnetischer Teilchenprozessor" or "magnetischer Partikelprozessor." In my experience, most people, when faced with the choice between a "German-sounding" and a "foreign-sounding" term, would go with the latter, because it sounds more "impressive" (according to several colleagues of mine). That again would lead you to "magnetischer Partikelprozessor," if you want to go with the (perceived) majority. Hope this helps. Lucien
| | | Grading comment | Many thanks to both of you - wish I could split the points. Lucien's argument in favor of choosing the "foreign-sounding" term gave me a good chuckle - so Partikelprozessor it is. BTW, I did find a French translation that would also tend to support that choice. |
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