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zamykać jonkami o odpowiedniej średnicy

English translation: sure closure of the correct diameter

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Polish term or phrase:zamykać jonkami o odpowiedniej średnicy
English translation:sure closure of the correct diameter

09:21 Dec 15, 2015
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2015-12-19 09:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Polish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / Analystical Chemistry
Polish term or phrase: zamykać jonkami o odpowiedniej średnicy
The word I'm not sure of here is "jonkami."
It refers to the closure of a particular PCW container used for taking blood samples.
Anna Anstead
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:33
sure closure of the correct diameter
Explanation:
It really can't be anything else, can it?
But why "jonki"? The only thing that comes to mind that it is used the same way as "adidasy," where the brand name became stretched to mean all sorts of sport shoes.
There is a German company called Jonek that happens to manufacture such closures... http://www.jonek.de/produkte.htm
But I have to admit it is less than solid... ;)

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Note added at 14 hrs (2015-12-15 23:23:13 GMT)
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TYPO, I am so sorry
USE CLOSURE OF THE CORRECT DIAMETER
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Tomasz Poplawski
Local time: 02:33
Grading comment
Thanks - yes I agree with the comment made re trademark names. The author uses Erlenmeyerki for Erlenmeyer flasks earlier in the piece. Unfortunately I don't have access to the author to ask him/her what is meant!
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sure closure of the correct diameter


Explanation:
It really can't be anything else, can it?
But why "jonki"? The only thing that comes to mind that it is used the same way as "adidasy," where the brand name became stretched to mean all sorts of sport shoes.
There is a German company called Jonek that happens to manufacture such closures... http://www.jonek.de/produkte.htm
But I have to admit it is less than solid... ;)

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Note added at 14 hrs (2015-12-15 23:23:13 GMT)
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TYPO, I am so sorry
USE CLOSURE OF THE CORRECT DIAMETER

Tomasz Poplawski
Local time: 02:33
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 22
Grading comment
Thanks - yes I agree with the comment made re trademark names. The author uses Erlenmeyerki for Erlenmeyer flasks earlier in the piece. Unfortunately I don't have access to the author to ask him/her what is meant!
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