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giardicida

English translation: giardia killer

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Portuguese term or phrase:giardicida
English translation:giardia killer
Entered by: rhandler

21:23 Aug 16, 2003
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical
Portuguese term or phrase: giardicida
Característica de um produto farmacêutico.
Clauwolf
Local time: 16:44
giardia killer
Explanation:
O sufixo "cida" corresponde a "matador" (homicida, fratricida, etc.). Em inglês, não pude encontrar nenhuma palavra única para "giardicida" (matador de giardia), apenas a expressão acima, como aparece nesta referência australiana:

AH Pierce
Stabilised Chlorine Dioxide (aqua plus +5) Cryptosporidium and giardia killer, AquaPlus+5 is stabilised chlorine dioxide, ClO2 (not to be confused with on-site ...
www.pierce.com.au/product.php?PRODUCTCODE=PCHE1420
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rhandler
Local time: 16:44
Grading comment
Obrigado a todos e bom domingo!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Giardia-killing
Henrique Serra
5giardia killer
rhandler
4giardicide / anti-giardiasis therapy
Karina Pelech


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
giardia killer


Explanation:
O sufixo "cida" corresponde a "matador" (homicida, fratricida, etc.). Em inglês, não pude encontrar nenhuma palavra única para "giardicida" (matador de giardia), apenas a expressão acima, como aparece nesta referência australiana:

AH Pierce
Stabilised Chlorine Dioxide (aqua plus +5) Cryptosporidium and giardia killer, AquaPlus+5 is stabilised chlorine dioxide, ClO2 (not to be confused with on-site ...
www.pierce.com.au/product.php?PRODUCTCODE=PCHE1420


    Reference: http://www.pierce.com.au/product.php?PRODUCTCODE=PCHE1420
rhandler
Local time: 16:44
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 7949
Grading comment
Obrigado a todos e bom domingo!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  airmailrpl: depends on where the giardia is - if in water they use a disinfectant..if in the body they use antibiotics
13 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Giardia-killing


Explanation:
Por exemplo:

giardia-killing agent
giardia-killing product
giardia-killing bacteria
giardia-killing produce wash

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Note added at 2003-08-16 21:40:57 (GMT)
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    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?num=50&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&...
Henrique Serra
United States
Local time: 13:44
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 756

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  SilLiz (X)
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
giardicide / anti-giardiasis therapy


Explanation:
Una opción

Sorte ... :o) ;)

Karina Pelech
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 62
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