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English translation: primarily

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German term or phrase:	i.w.
English translation:	primarily
Entered by:	Martha Oschwald

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07:38 Nov 9, 2011

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Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci / oil production

German term or phrase: i.w.

Die Temperaturabhaengigkeiten der verschiedenen wurden i.w. an unter Lagerstaettenbedingungen genommen Oelproben aus den Mitte der 70-er Jahre abgeteufte Bohrungen auf der Suedflanke untersucht.

This is listed under a section titled "Oeleigenschaften."

Danke!

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Local time: 15:14

primarily

Explanation:
or: essentially, for the most part etc.

im wesentlichen - old German spelling rules
im Wesentlichen - new German spelling rules

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Gerne & viel Erfolg!

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Coqueiro
Local time: 14:14

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Thank you! I was also wondering why it wouldn't be i.W. so I appreciate the explanation of old and new spelling rules.
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3 +2	primarily	Coqueiro

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i.w. - im Wesentlichen

primarily

Coqueiro
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Thank you! I was also wondering why it wouldn't be i.W. so I appreciate the explanation of old and new spelling rules.

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Changes made by editors

Nov 9, 2011 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Field	Science => Tech/Engineering
Field (specific)	Geology => Petroleum Eng/Sci

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