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German: biologisch wirksam

English translation: biologically active







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German term or phrase:biologisch wirksam
English translation:biologically active
Entered by:Kim Metzger
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5:28pm Jun 27, 2004Login or register (free) for more options.
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany
German term or phrase: biologisch wirksam
This looks like it might be related to environmental protection, but I can't find the term anywhere. Biodegradable wouldn't make sense because I don't know of any wood that isn't.

Erle (Alder)
Hauptverwendung und Bearbeitungsmöglichkeiten
Vielseitig einsetzbares Holz für Innenverwertung, mit mittlerer Belastbarkeit. Gut zu drechseln, schnitzen, beizen, polieren und lackieren.
Biologisch wirksam.
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Clarification request(s) and response
Kim Metzger (asker): 5:37pm Jun 27, 2004: So what - the dickens is "biologically effective or efficient" wood?
Melanie Nassar : 5:45pm Jun 27, 2004: biologisch wirksames Holz, was denn sonst? If you know what that is, you've got it all figured out. :-) -
Wenjer Leuschel: 6:02pm Jun 27, 2004: Kim, I guess, it means the plantation (woods) of alder is "biologically effective." Maybe you can find some explanation in the following document.
http://www.cbfwa.org/files/province/bpareports/198606400FR19... -
Wenjer Leuschel: 6:04pm Jun 27, 2004: But I have to warn you, Kim. The document is quite bombastic! 187 pages! -

potentially harmful to one's health / biologically harmful
Explanation:
Check the link below; some kinds of wood can cause allergies and the like.
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Robert Schlarb
Austria
Note from asker to answerer
This was a tough one. dilberlin and Trudy came up with the correct translation, but Robert was first to point me to a reliable online glossary where the term of art could be found. Thank you all!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4potentially harmful to one's health / biologically harmful
Robert Schlarb
5 +3biologically effective
RNolder
4 +2biologically active
Trudy Peters
4 +2biologically activedilberlin
3biologically efficientZareh Darakjian Ph.D.
3biologically effective
Wenjer Leuschel


  

Answers

4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
biologically effective

Explanation:
see Glossary Search under wirksam - pharmologically effective

RNolder
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Wenjer Leuschel: A bit later than you. But it's the only way to express the same thing, isn't it?
1 min
  -> yes it is. Thanks.
agree Gillian Scheibelein: sounds like meaningless advertising blah-blah
29 mins
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agree Aniruddha Vishwakarma: absolutely Gillian , they always find terms to jumble your brains !
35 mins
  -> thanks
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
biologically effective

Explanation:
How about this?

Wenjer Leuschel
Taiwan
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
biologically efficient

Explanation:
That's one possibility.

Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArmenianArmenian
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
potentially harmful to one's health / biologically harmful

Explanation:
Check the link below; some kinds of wood can cause allergies and the like.


    Reference: http://www.tis-gdv.de/tis/misc/holzart.htm
Robert Schlarb
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
This was a tough one. dilberlin and Trudy came up with the correct translation, but Robert was first to point me to a reliable online glossary where the term of art could be found. Thank you all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Wenjer Leuschel: Nice job! But it seems to be called "biologically active wood."
29 mins
  -> Thanks for pointing this out.
agree Melanie Nassar : That must be it. Sounds good, but maybe you could express this with > biologically active.
32 mins
  -> Thanks for pointing this out.
neutral Michele Johnson: Good research online, but I wonder if you are reading a value judgment into it? It could be z.B. antibakteriell biologish wirksam, like the allicin in garlic (or the claim that wooden cutting boards fend off bacteria better than plastic ones)
1 hr
agree Susanne Rindlisbacher: www.saw-online.com/Tips/hazard.htm
4 hrs
agree Nancy Arrowsmith
5 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
biologically active

Explanation:
I'd use "biologically active". From what I can see, "biologisch wirksam" is a homeopathic term which I'd say translates "biologically active".

dilberlin
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Milena Sahakian
16 mins
agree Michele Johnson: I like this the best; es kann biologische Reaktionen hervorrufen, ob gut oder schlecht...
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
biologically active

Explanation:
PDF] Isolation of Biologically Active Compounds from Larch Wood
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
... of the most important constituent part of project of complex waste-free processing of larch wood is the extraction of biologically active compounds from wood. ...
www.nioch.nsc.ru/icnpas98/pdf/posters1/129.pdf

Does that fit your context? Lots of hits.

Trudy Peters
United States
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Dr. Fred Thomson
11 mins
agree Milena Sahakian
15 mins
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