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Italian: Bagni stendifette

English translation: (tissue) floatation bath







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Italian term or phrase:Bagni stendifette
English translation:(tissue) floatation bath
Entered by:Alexander Chisholm
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Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / histology
Italian term or phrase: Bagni stendifette
"Bagni stendifette: provvista di vasca pirex asportabile"

Part of a histology slide processing workstation.
Alexander Chisholm
Italy
(tissue) floating bath/(") flotation bath
Explanation:
See link near the bottom of the page.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2006-02-08 09:32:47 GMT)
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Here's another link for you - this is unequivocally a tissue floatation bath - a slide bath would be just the glass dish (albeit much smaller) without the contraption underneath.

http://www.bio-optica.it/strumenti%20e%20accessori.htm
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Ford Prefect
United Kingdom
Note from asker to answerer
Many thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2(tissue) floating bath/(") flotation bath
Ford Prefect
3slide baths
Ivana Micheli


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
slide baths

Explanation:
I think that "stendifette" is another term for "slide".
Lots of hits for "slide baths"

Accessory Kit consists of slide holders and slide baths to optimize convenience and ease-of-use with ... Antigen Retrieval solutions. The slide baths and slide holders are made of ...

www.biogenex.com/profile.php?pagename=autant2#a7

Ivana Micheli
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral Ford Prefect: I think "stendifette" comes from "stendere" and "fette" - to separate/lay out paraffin embedded microtome sections in this case. Slide baths are used for treating/washing the prepared slides - they're just glass dishes you put chemicals in.
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(tissue) floating bath/(") flotation bath

Explanation:
See link near the bottom of the page.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 11 hrs (2006-02-08 09:32:47 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Here's another link for you - this is unequivocally a tissue floatation bath - a slide bath would be just the glass dish (albeit much smaller) without the contraption underneath.

http://www.bio-optica.it/strumenti%20e%20accessori.htm


    Reference: http://www.emsdiasum.com/microscopy/products/histology/instr...
Ford Prefect
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Note from asker to answerer
Many thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Awana
38 mins
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agree Rachel Fell
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