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Resuspend

/ˌriːsəˈspɛnd/
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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To suspend something again, especially in a liquid.

    "After allowing the sediment to settle, the technician decided to resuspend the particles for further analysis."
  2. 2

    To cause a previously suspended substance to become suspended again.

    "The researcher needed to resuspend the cells in the culture medium before proceeding with the experiment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'resuspend' is formed by the prefix 're-', meaning 'again', and the verb 'suspend', which comes from the Latin 'suspendere', meaning 'to hang up'. The term has evolved in scientific contexts to describe the process of redistributing particles in a solution after they have settled.

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🇫🇷French → English

Resuspendre

Transliteration: ʁe.sœ̃dʁ

"Le scientifique a décidé de resuspendre les particules pour l'analyse."

🇩🇪German → English

Wieder suspendieren

Transliteration: ˈviːdɐ zʊsˈpɛndɪʁən

"Der Forscher musste die Zellen wieder suspendieren, bevor er mit dem Experiment fortfuhr."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Resospendere

Transliteration: re.soˈspɛndere

"Dopo aver lasciato sedimentare, il tecnico ha deciso di resospendere le particelle."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Resuspender

Transliteration: resuspenˈdeɾ

"El investigador necesitaba resuspender las células en el medio de cultivo."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Resuspender

Transliteration: ʁe.susˈpẽdeʁ

"O cientista decidiu resuspender as partículas para análise."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

फिर से निलंबित करना

Transliteration: phir se nilambit karna

"वैज्ञानिक ने विश्लेषण के लिए कणों को फिर से निलंबित करने का निर्णय लिया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

重新悬浮

Transliteration: chóngxīn xuánfú

"研究人员需要重新悬浮细胞以继续实验。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

다시 현탁시키다

Transliteration: dasi hyeontaksikida

"연구자는 실험을 계속하기 위해 세포를 다시 현탁시켜야 했다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

再懸濁する

Transliteration: saikendaku suru

"研究者は実験を続けるために細胞を再懸濁する必要があった。"

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