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bianco DS

English translation: blank SD

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Italian term or phrase:bianco DS
English translation:blank SD
Entered by: Kate Chaffer

09:23 Oct 7, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / food supplements
Italian term or phrase: bianco DS
The text is talking about a biological antioxidant potential test performed on a food supplement.

There is a graph showing the "Micromoli di ferro ridotto/L" and at the top of the graph, it says

"Valori medi, corretti per il bianco DS (n-10)"
Kate Chaffer
Italy
Local time: 00:51
Blank SD
Explanation:
bianco is certainly blank (the negative control). I'd imagine that DS is SD (standard deviation), so they're saying the graph has been corrected taking account of the SD of the blank sample.
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Marie-Hélène Hayles
Local time: 00:51
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Blank SD


Explanation:
bianco is certainly blank (the negative control). I'd imagine that DS is SD (standard deviation), so they're saying the graph has been corrected taking account of the SD of the blank sample.

Marie-Hélène Hayles
Local time: 00:51
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40
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