Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

agotar una muestra

English translation:

exhausting the sample

Added to glossary by Maria Elena Martinez
Mar 9, 2006 20:24
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term

agotar una muestra

Spanish to English Science Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Luego de agotar la muestra en agua destilada hirviente durante 2 horas,

están llevando a cabo un ensayo de extractabilidad de yerba mate
Proposed translations (English)
4 exhausting the sample

Discussion

Muriel Vasconcellos Mar 10, 2006:
Not so fast! "Agotar" means to extract all the liquid from a recipient. Here I think it means to pour all the sample into the boiling water and let the mixture boil for 2 hours. You should have left this open for discussion!

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1 hr
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exhausting the sample

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