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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

tinción

English translation:

staining solution

Nov 20, 2001 11:53
22 yrs ago
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Spanish term

tinción

Spanish to English Medical Medical: Pharmaceuticals pharmaceutical
This is a test of a pharmaceutical product.

...Añadir suficient solución de tinción 5000 ppm para cubrir la muestra.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +5 staining solution
5 +3 stain (solution)
4 +2 TINCTURE
4 Dyeing, tinting

Proposed translations

+5
32 mins
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staining solution

Angelote is right
Reference:

any medical dictionary and 1890 Google hits

Peer comment(s):
agree Joseph Royal : stains are commonly used in tests; tinctures are more used topically or otherwise for therapeutic purposes: stainING solution is right
36 mins
thanks, Joseph
agree TransHispania
3 hrs
thanks :-))
agree Heathcliff : Yep. "Add a suff. qty. of 5000 ppm staining sol'n to cover the sample..."
4 hrs
yep. it's rather simple, isn't it?
agree Hsing-Yi Simon
6 hrs
agree Andrea Bullrich : :-)
2 days 22 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+3
10 mins

stain (solution)

Without more context, that is what I'd say. For example, Gram Stain = Tinción de Gram.

Good luck!
Reference:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22stain+solution%22+pharmaceutical

I�m a medical translator for a clinical trial laboratory.

Peer comment(s):
agree FL?zaro : I recant! I think my attention was floating in the cyberspace this time! You are right.
37 mins
:-) Thanks!
agree TransHispania
3 hrs
Thanks!
agree Karla Mabarak
9 hrs
Thanks!
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14 mins

Dyeing, tinting

The corresponding verb in Spanish is "teñir" which means to dye, to tint.

Greetings
Reference:

http://various

Peer comment(s):
neutral AngelaMR : Yes, but in Medical English, you wouldn´t say "dye" or "tint"... that´s more for hair color, painting, etc.
7 mins
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+2
19 mins

TINCTURE

Sorry Cebice, I didn't pay the due attention to the context. Please replace my previous answer for this one.
Regards
Peer comment(s):
neutral AngelaMR : I´d get an MD´s opinion on this... In my opinion "tincture" isn´t very common, though it makes sense in this context.
5 mins
According to the United States Pharmacopoeia, the term tincture (also called alcoholic tincture, and spirituous tincture) is reserved for the alcoholic solutions of nonvolatile substances, alcoholic solutions of volatile substances being called spirits.
agree Gail : This is the correct translation.
37 mins
agree Carolina Lopez Garcia
51 mins
agree Sheila Hardie
3 hrs
disagree Jon Zuber (X) : "Tinción: Acción y efecto de teñir; teñido, teñidura." -DRAE
3 hrs
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