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akineta

English translation: akinete

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Polish term or phrase:akineta
English translation:akinete
Entered by: Caryl Swift

18:04 Jul 18, 2006
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Polish term or phrase: akineta
Gdy temp. wody osiągnie 16°C, następuje dojrzewanie akinet – form przetrwalnikowych, które umożliwiają cyjanobakteriom przetrwanie niekorzystnych warunków
grzes
United States
Local time: 12:39
akineta? akinete?
Explanation:
akineta: http://tinyurl.com/f3xb8 (under chaetomorpha akineta)

akinete: http://tinyurl.com/f9cwy

"in certain algae: a thich-walled single-celled nonmotile asexual resting spore formed by the thickening of the parent cell wall, corresponding to the chlamydosporeof many fungi and usu. germinating directly into a new filament"
Webster's Third New International Dictionary
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Caryl Swift
Poland
Local time: 00:39
Grading comment
Excellent! thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
akineta? akinete?


Explanation:
akineta: http://tinyurl.com/f3xb8 (under chaetomorpha akineta)

akinete: http://tinyurl.com/f9cwy

"in certain algae: a thich-walled single-celled nonmotile asexual resting spore formed by the thickening of the parent cell wall, corresponding to the chlamydosporeof many fungi and usu. germinating directly into a new filament"
Webster's Third New International Dictionary

Caryl Swift
Poland
Local time: 00:39
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Excellent! thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Natalie: akinete
50 mins
  -> Thank you! :-)
agree  vladex: 'akinete'; "akineta" w "chaetomorpha akineta" to chyba po prostu przymiotnik
22 hrs
  -> Thank you! :-)
agree  Pawel Baka: akineta is Latin (an adjective), akinete (plural: akinetes) is an English noun
1 day 12 hrs
  -> Thank you! :-)
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