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DICTIONARY OF BIOLOGICAL EQUIVALENTS 



abgestumpft a. blunt; truncated; neu- 

 tralized. 



abgestutzt a. truncated. 



abgipfeln v. to head (a tree). 



Abgliederung /. adjunction. 



Abgrund m. abyss; chasm. 



Abhaltungsmittel n. barrier; means of 

 prevention. 



Abhangsfortsatz m. clinoid process. 



Abhauung /. (for.): felling; lopping. 



abheilen v. to clarify. 



abholzig a. (for.): tapering of tree trunks; 

 poorly-timbered. 



Abholzung /. (for.) : clearing of timber. 



abirrend a. abberant. 



Abirrung /. abberation. 



abkappen v. {for. & hor.): to top (trees). 



Abkapselung /. encystment. 



Abklärung /. clarification. 



Abkochung /. decoction. 



Abkömmling m. derivative. 



Abkühlapparat to. refrigerator. 



Abkühlung /. lowering of the tempera- 

 ture; cooling. 



Abkühlungsfiäche /. cooling surface. 



Abkühlungsverlust to. loss due to con- 

 densation. 



Ablagerung /. (greoL): deposit; forma- 

 tion; stratification; sediment. 



Ablaktieren n. (/ior.): inarching. 



Ablasshahn vi. drain cock. 



Ablast TO. complete suppression of the 

 development of an organ. 



Ablauf TO. discharge; event; result; issue. 



ablaufend a. (toi.): decurrent. 



Ablaufwinkel to. angle between the main 

 axis and the lateral members. 



abläutern v. to purify; to refine. 



Ableger to. (bot.): scion; cutting; slip; a 

 new individual produced asexually. 



Ableitung /. discharge; derivation; de- 

 duction; drainage. 



Ableitungsgewebe n. (bot.): conducting 

 tissue in direct contact with assimilat- 

 ing cells. 



Ableitungsrinne /. drain pipe. 



Ablenkung /. deflection; deviation; dif- 

 fraction. 



Ablenkungskraft/, (elect.): deflecting 

 force. 



Ablenkungswinkel to. angle of deflection. 



Ableseeinrichtimg /. reading device. 



ablichten v. (for.): to clear. 



Ablösung /. elimination; detaching. 



Abnahme /. loss; decrease. 



abnehmbar a. detachable. 



Abnutzbarkeit /. wear; resistance to ab- 

 rasion. 



Abnutzungserscheinung /. attrition. 



Abnutzungssatz to. degree of deprecia- 

 tion. 



abpfropfen v. (/lor.): to regraft. 



Abplattung /. flattening. 



Abranken n. (hor.): thinning. 



abrahmen v. to skim off. 



Abräumung der Holzschläge /. (/or.): 

 slash disposal. 



Abrichttmg /. (ps7jc.): training. 



Abriss to. outline. 



Abrisszone /. (bot.): zone of abscission. 



Abrutschung /. slipping of the ground. 



Absackung /. encystment. 



Absättigungsversuch to. absorption test. 



Absatz TO. deposit; precipitation; sedi- 

 ment. 



absaugen v. to filter by means of suction. 



Absaugimg /. exhaustion by suction. 



Abschaum to. skimmings; dregs; scum. 



Abscheiden n. separation. 



abschilfern v. to desquamate; to exco- 

 riate. 



Abschirmen n. screening. 



Abschlänmien n. washing out; decanting. 



Abschleuderung /. (60L): abjection, (of 

 conidia). 



Abschlussblende /. front diaphragm. 



Abschlusshahn to. stop cock. 



Abschmelzgebiet n. melting zone (of a 

 glacier). 



Abschnürung /. ab junction; abscission; 

 abstriction. 



Abschrecken n. (mech.): chilling; cool- 

 ing. 



Abschreckungsmittel n. repulsive agent; 

 protective agent. 



abschuppen v. to scale off; to peel; to 

 flake off. . 



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