Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Alcoholígenos

English translation:

alcoholigenic

Added to glossary by Justin Peterson
Dec 29, 2020 15:48
3 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Alcoholígenos

Spanish to English Science Environment & Ecology Biomass
Por otra parte, los cultivos leñosos pueden ser lignocelulósicos (la mayoría) o alcoholígenos

Woody crops also can be lignocellulosic (the majority) or alcohol-producingXX?

They're not alcoholic.
What are they?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +9 alcoholigenic

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alcoholigenic

Alcoholigenic crops, with high content of fermentable sugars. Examples: sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), and corn (Zea mays).
http://books.google.com/books?id=dLNwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA4&lpg=PA4...

The alcoholigenic microorganisms used for the ethanolic fermentation principally use hexoses, for example, glucose and mannose
http://www.lens.org/lens/patent/157-803-511-833-18X


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Note added at 13 mins (2020-12-29 16:02:15 GMT)
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Alcohol producing would be OK if you prefer plain English.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jane Martin
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agree Carol Gullidge : I'd stick with the same register as the ST, unless the target audience is less likely to understand than the SL audience for some reason
23 mins
agree Robert Copeland
35 mins
agree Steven Huddleston
2 hrs
agree James A. Walsh
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agree Ignacio Mogni
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agree neilmac
17 hrs
agree Becca George
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agree Victoria Frazier
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