Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
biologisch wirksam
English translation:
biologically active
Added to glossary by
Kim Metzger
Jun 27, 2004 17:28
19 yrs ago
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German term
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
biologisch wirksam
German to English
Science
Botany
This looks like it might be related to environmental protection, but I can't find the term anywhere. Biodegradable wouldn't make sense because I don't know of any wood that isn't.
Erle (Alder)
Hauptverwendung und Bearbeitungsmöglichkeiten
Vielseitig einsetzbares Holz für Innenverwertung, mit mittlerer Belastbarkeit. Gut zu drechseln, schnitzen, beizen, polieren und lackieren.
Biologisch wirksam.
Erle (Alder)
Hauptverwendung und Bearbeitungsmöglichkeiten
Vielseitig einsetzbares Holz für Innenverwertung, mit mittlerer Belastbarkeit. Gut zu drechseln, schnitzen, beizen, polieren und lackieren.
Biologisch wirksam.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | potentially harmful to one's health / biologically harmful |
Robert Schlarb
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| 5 +3 | biologically effective |
RNolder (X)
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| 4 +2 | biologically active |
dilberlin
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| 4 +2 | biologically active |
Trudy Peters
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| 3 | biologically effective |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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| 3 | biologically efficient |
Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
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Proposed translations
+4
39 mins
Robert Schlarb
Native in German
&
English
Bilingual German-Canadian researcher
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: German to English, English to German, French to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
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potentially harmful to one's health / biologically harmful
Check the link below; some kinds of wood can cause allergies and the like.
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
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Wenjer Leuschel (X)
: Nice job! But it seems to be called "biologically active wood."
29 mins
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Thanks for pointing this out.
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Melanie Nassar
: That must be it. Sounds good, but maybe you could express this with > biologically active.
32 mins
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Thanks for pointing this out.
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Michele Johnson
: Good research online, but I wonder if you are reading a value judgment into it? It could be z.B. antibakteriell biologish wirksam, like the allicin in garlic (or the claim that wooden cutting boards fend off bacteria better than plastic ones)
1 hr
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| agree |
Susanne Rindlisbacher
: www.saw-online.com/Tips/hazard.htm
4 hrs
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| agree |
Nancy Arrowsmith
5 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This was a tough one. dilberlin and Trudy came up with the correct translation, but Robert was first to point me to a reliable online glossary where the term of art could be found. Thank you all!"
+3
4 mins
biologically effective
see Glossary Search under wirksam - pharmologically effective
Peer comment(s):
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Wenjer Leuschel (X)
: A bit later than you. But it's the only way to express the same thing, isn't it?
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yes it is. Thanks.
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Gillian Scheibelein
: sounds like meaningless advertising blah-blah
29 mins
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thanks
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Aniruddha Vishwakarma
: absolutely Gillian , they always find terms to jumble your brains !
35 mins
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thanks
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4 mins
biologically effective
How about this?
5 mins
Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
A scientist, pianist and a translator
Native in: English , Armenian
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
biologically efficient
That's one possibility.
+2
1 hr
biologically active
I'd use "biologically active". From what I can see, "biologisch wirksam" is a homeopathic term which I'd say translates "biologically active".
Peer comment(s):
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Milena Sahakian
16 mins
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Michele Johnson
: I like this the best; es kann biologische Reaktionen hervorrufen, ob gut oder schlecht...
1 hr
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+2
1 hr
biologically active
PDF] Isolation of Biologically Active Compounds from Larch Wood
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... of the most important constituent part of project of complex waste-free processing of larch wood is the extraction of biologically active compounds from wood. ...
www.nioch.nsc.ru/icnpas98/pdf/posters1/129.pdf
Does that fit your context? Lots of hits.
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... of the most important constituent part of project of complex waste-free processing of larch wood is the extraction of biologically active compounds from wood. ...
www.nioch.nsc.ru/icnpas98/pdf/posters1/129.pdf
Does that fit your context? Lots of hits.
Discussion
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