Keimtötende Wirkung

English translation: germicidal effect

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German term or phrase:keimtötende Wirkung
English translation:germicidal effect
Entered by: Susan Geiblinger

08:02 Mar 28, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical
German term or phrase: Keimtötende Wirkung
A property ascribed to essential oils in the esoteric text I am working on
Susan Geiblinger
Austria
Local time: 09:25
germicidal effect
Explanation:
Greetings,

Nikolaus

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http://www.fpm.wisc.edu/biosafety/Base/bioside_lines1000.htm

http://www.negativeiongenerators.com/ultraviolet.html :

\"Germicidal effect kills germs, bacteria, viruses, mold spores, etc. as they circulate through the system and past the UV lamps.\"

\"The air passes through the germicidal ultraviolet air purification produced by the Air Probe Sanitizer. The Air Probe Sanitizer produces 2500 times more germicidal effect than the sun. After 24 hours, the air you breath will be so clean, you can actually feel and see the difference.\"
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Elisabeth Ghysels
Local time: 09:25
Grading comment
This is obviously the best answer. So here are the points. Nonetheless I shall be using germ-killing effect because of the target audience, teenage girls so thanks for that too.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +10germicidal effect
Elisabeth Ghysels
5 +1germ-killing effect.
Valentín Hernández Lima
3 +3anti-bacterial action
Kay Fisher (X)
5 +1disinfectant, antiseptic, germicidal / effect or property
David Moore (X)
4 +1germ-killing effect
Elvira Stoianov
5germicidal effect
Сергей Лузан
5antiseptic effect
Renate FitzRoy
5 -1aseptic effects
Madeleine van Zanten


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +10
germicidal effect


Explanation:
Greetings,

Nikolaus

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Note added at 2003-03-28 08:23:16 (GMT)
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http://www.fpm.wisc.edu/biosafety/Base/bioside_lines1000.htm

http://www.negativeiongenerators.com/ultraviolet.html :

\"Germicidal effect kills germs, bacteria, viruses, mold spores, etc. as they circulate through the system and past the UV lamps.\"

\"The air passes through the germicidal ultraviolet air purification produced by the Air Probe Sanitizer. The Air Probe Sanitizer produces 2500 times more germicidal effect than the sun. After 24 hours, the air you breath will be so clean, you can actually feel and see the difference.\"

Elisabeth Ghysels
Local time: 09:25
PRO pts in pair: 971
Grading comment
This is obviously the best answer. So here are the points. Nonetheless I shall be using germ-killing effect because of the target audience, teenage girls so thanks for that too.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  conny: yes, this is keimtötend
20 mins
  -> thanks

agree  Agnieszka Hayward (X)
40 mins
  -> dziêkujê

agree  jkjones
46 mins
  -> thanks

agree  Sven Petersson
53 mins
  -> tack

agree  Uschi (Ursula) Walke
55 mins
  -> thanks

agree  gangels (X)
1 hr
  -> thanks

agree  Sándor Sárecz
2 hrs
  -> hála

agree  SilLiz (X)
5 hrs
  -> obrigado

agree  Holly Hart
10 hrs

agree  Сергей Лузан
1 day 5 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
germ-killing effect


Explanation:
would be my guess

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other options that resulted from a search with KudoZNet are \"germicidal\" and \"antiseptic\"

Elvira Stoianov
Luxembourg
Local time: 09:25
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in pair: 1082

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fantutti (X)
21 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
aseptic effects


Explanation:
this is what you find in publications on herbal oils

Madeleine van Zanten
Switzerland
Local time: 09:25
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 61

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Renate FitzRoy: a-septic means free from anything causing sepsis. It should be antiseptic which is the term usually used in the context of herbs and essential oils
7 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
germicidal effect


Explanation:
Sure it helps. Good luck, Sueg!
Re.: below

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Note added at 2003-03-28 08:18:43 (GMT)
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Re.: 5. Collins German Dictionary, ISBN 0-00-470406-1 y Collins Spanish Dictionary, ISBN 0-00-470295-6
10. Stedman\'s Medical Dictionary, ISBN 5-88816-001-6 in English

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Sometimes sterilizing effect is used

Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 11:25
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 420
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
germ-killing effect.


Explanation:
A property shared by many non-esoteric products from soap to contraceptive gels and fungicides.

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Valentín Hernández Lima
Spain
Local time: 08:25
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 187

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fantutti (X): Esoteric or non-esoteric, in this case it doesn't make a difference
21 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
anti-bacterial action


Explanation:
is a phrase I've often seen used in this context.

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see: http://floraleads.com/hygiene.htm

More commonly written without the hyphen: antibacterial

Kay Fisher (X)
PRO pts in pair: 113

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jonathan MacKerron: nice
0 min
  -> Thanks ;-)

agree  Nancy Arrowsmith: better than the -cidal ending, which doesn't fit in this context.
3 hrs

agree  Ellen Zittinger
13 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
disinfectant, antiseptic, germicidal / effect or property


Explanation:
They all mean much the same; they are from Cassell's G-E Dictionary. (It may be old, but it's still better than most!!)

David Moore (X)
Local time: 09:25
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 9672

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Сергей Лузан
1 day 3 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
antiseptic effect


Explanation:
Being very interested in herbs myself, this is the term that was used most frequently in books such as Simon Mills, Out of the Earth. I could quote a lot more.

Renate FitzRoy
Local time: 08:25
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 283
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