Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

alçada

English translation:

loopful

Added to glossary by Geoffrey Chan
May 13, 2011 13:23
13 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

alçada

Portuguese to English Science Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
Context: a scientific paper describing the production of biosurfactants. The section of the paper describes the propogation of inoculum in a Petrie dish.

"Após este período, três alçadas de microrganismos foram transferidas para frascos de Erlenmeyer de 500 mL contendo 300 mL do meio de cultivo para a propagação do inóculo."
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 loopful

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loopful

http://por.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_portuguese/biology_tech...

Loop = Alça, instrumento usado em microbiologia para a semeadura de bactérias e cogumelos em meio de cultura.


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Note added at 55 mins (2011-05-13 14:18:55 GMT)
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http://books.google.com.br/books?id=3bk2z_Du5ZQC&pg=PA15&lpg...

Peer comment(s):

agree Paulo Horsky
5 hrs
Obrigado, Paulo
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