Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
did neither inhibit growth on irradiated nor on non-irradiated
English answer:
did not inhibit growth, either on irradiated or non-irradiated plates
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Yvonne Becker
Mar 30, 2007 17:13
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did neither inhibit growth on irradiated nor on non-irradiated
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I'm proofreading an article titled "Photodegradation and in vitro photosensitizing activity of 4-acetylaminophenylacetic acid, an antirheumatic drug".
I wonder whether this is OK
"PBS/30% ethanol and piroxicam (PRX) did neither inhibit growth on irradiated nor on non-irradiated plates. "
I wonder whether this is OK
"PBS/30% ethanol and piroxicam (PRX) did neither inhibit growth on irradiated nor on non-irradiated plates. "
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did not inhibit growth on irradiated or non-irradiated plates
Otherwise it's a bit of a mouthful.
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Trudy Peters
: I like that even better than my answer! I also like your second answer in the notes above. Why don't you add it to the answer box.
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Richard Benham
: You could also add "either" after "on" for more emphasis, if you don't mind it being a bit of a mouthful!
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Jörgen Slet
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Gillian Scheibelein
: clear statement without being verbose, perfect for a scientific treatise.
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kmtext
: I'd go with "did not inhibit growth, either on irradiated or non-irradiated plates"
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MMUlr
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Alfa Trans (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot! "
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Trudy Peters
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inhibited growth neither on irradiated nor on non-irradiated....
I would say: inhibited growth neither on irradiated nor on ....
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Richard Benham
: Dear dear! I was just typing in the same answer. Either that or liz's is fine.
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Laura Molina
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