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May 11, 2018 02:07
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Finnish term

tasosekoittaja (chemistry)

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What is a "tasosekoittaja" (or "tasosekoitin") in the context of a chemistry lab?

I've tried to see if "level mixer" is a term used in chem lab contexts in English, but I've found no convincing support for this so far.

Thanks
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 horizontal pan mixer

Discussion

Pertti Hietaranta May 17, 2018:
Horizontal pan mixers indeed seem to be frequently used in contexts related to construction and building industry, but there are also examples of cases where chemistry-related and other than heavy duty uses are mentioned, cf. e.g. http://www.esquiremachines.com/other-products/pan-mixers-ref... Anyway, I hope you find a solution to your quandary.
G. L. (asker) May 17, 2018:
So far, most examples of "pan mixer" that I've found involve the mixing of concrete, and similar industrial applications. The context in which I found "tasosekoittaja" was a text from a biochem lab that didn't seem to be doing any such heavy operations -- the text spoke of buffers, antibodies, spot tests, etc.

So, while "horizontal pan mixer" is one way of translating "tasoseoittin"/"-sekoittaja", I'm still skeptical that that is the right term to use here.

Thank you to those who have answered so far.

Proposed translations

+1
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horizontal pan mixer

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Main source: TEPA Term Bank (Finnish terminology Centre TSK)

The recommended form is actually "tasosekoitin" since instrument designations in Finnish typically end in -in whereas words ending in -aja/äjä usually denote human actors (the ones who operate the instruments).
Reference:

http://www.tsk.fi/tepa/en/search/tasosekoitin

https://redfoxsanakirja.fi/en_US/dictionary/-/s/fin/eng/tasosekoitin

Note from asker:
Thanks. "tasosekoittaja" (with -ja rather than -in) is the term that I found in the text I was working on, so that's how I titled the thread..
Peer comment(s):
agree Desmond O'Rourke : An important distinction, thanks
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