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14:53 Nov 29, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Medical: Pharmaceuticals
German term or phrase: Wischmob
This term appears in a pharmaceutical batch report alongside the terms 'Produktschlauch', 'Stopfenbunker' and 'Filterhalter'. It is a piece of laboratory equipment.
Sarah Port


Summary of answers provided
4 +1typo for Wischmop(p) = mop
Stephen Sadie


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
typo for Wischmop(p) = mop


Explanation:
seems very liely

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Note added at 3 mins (2011-11-29 14:56:53 GMT)
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also referred to as a swab in labs and a dust mop in everyday use

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Note added at 4 mins (2011-11-29 14:57:25 GMT)
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please ignore the answer above , it's a swab here!!

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 10:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 62

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ioana Claudia Popa, DMD, PhD
1 hr
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: Disagree with your final answer, "swab". Can't imagine a German using "Mopp" for that. Though admittedly the other terms are strange too, so maybe the source text is itself a poor translation.
6 hrs
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Nov 29, 2011 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
FieldScience => Tech/Engineering


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