aliquotare

English translation: aliquot out

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Italian term or phrase:aliquotare
English translation:aliquot out
Entered by: achisholm

16:16 Dec 8, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Italian term or phrase: aliquotare
aliquotare una soluzione in cinque provette... ad esempio
bellastoria (X)
Italy
Local time: 11:54
aliquot out
Explanation:
Twenty years in a mol. genetics lab. This is the terminology used in the UK.
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achisholm
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:54
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4aliquot out
achisholm
5 +1dispense/divide into aliquots
SJLD
4 +1aliquot
Mihaela Petrican
4divide out
Tom in London


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
divide out


Explanation:
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Note added at 2 mins (2008-12-08 16:18:57 GMT)
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(in equal amounts)

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
aliquot


Explanation:
(Science: chemistry) a small portion.

It is common practice to subdivide a precious solution of reagent into aliquots that are used when needed without handling the total sample.
http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Aliquot

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Note added at 4 minute (2008-12-08 16:21:37 GMT)
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aliquoting: the process of preparing aliquots from a sample.
http://www.allwords.com/word-aliquoting.html

Mihaela Petrican
Italy
Local time: 11:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 40

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agree  RobertoR
26 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dispense/divide into aliquots


Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls...

SJLD
Local time: 11:54
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sarah Thompson
24 mins
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
aliquot out


Explanation:
Twenty years in a mol. genetics lab. This is the terminology used in the UK.

achisholm
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rossella Mainardis
24 mins
  -> many thanks

agree  K Donnelly: agree - 7 years in a US org. chemistry lab ;)
1 hr
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agree  Rosa Cabral: yep!
9 hrs
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agree  maribea55: maribea
1 day 21 mins
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