8 GLOSSARY *This glossary includes words used in the text and technical words that might be helpful to chemists, biologists and biotechnologists. The phonetic transcription uses the symbols of the . The Italian translation refers only to the meaning of the English word as used in the text.* International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) A (Atomic Absorption Spectrometry) /ˈætɒmɪk əbzɔːrpʃən spekˈtrɒmɪtrɪ/: spettrometria di assorbimento atomico /əbˈzɔːrbəns/: assorbanza /əbˈzɔːrpʃən/: assorbimento /ˈækjərəsi/: accuratezza, esattezza /ˈæsɪd/: acido /æsɪd beɪs rɪˈækʃən/: reazione acido-base /ˈæktɪˌnaɪd/: attinide /æktɪˈveɪʃən ˈɛnədʒɪ/: energia di attivazione (v.) /æd/: aggiungere /əˈdɪʃən rɪˈækʃən/: reazione di addizione (v.) /əˈfɛkt/: influenzare (Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry) /ætˈes (ˈætɒmɪk flʊ(ə)ˈrɛsns spekˈtrɒmɪtrɪ/: spettrometria a fluorescenza atomica /ˈeɪgɑːr/: agar /eɪm/: scopo /ˈɛrbɔrn/: trasportato dall’aria /ˈælkəhɔːl/: alcol /ˈældɪhaɪd/: aldeide /ˌælɪˈfætɪk ˈkɒmpaʊnd/: composto alifatico /ˈælkəlaɪ/: alcalino /ˈælkəlaɪn/: alcalino /ˈælkeɪn/: alcano /ˈælkin/: alchene /ˈælkɪl/: alchile /ˈælkɪn/: alchino /ˈæləˌtroʊp/: allotropo /ˈælɔɪ/: lega /ˈæləm/: allume (AmE) /əˈluːmɪnəm/; (BrE) /ˌæljʊˈmɪnɪəm/: alluminio /əˈmælɡəm/: amalgama /ˈæmɪd/: amide /ˈæmɪn/: ammina /ˈænaɪən/: anione /ˈæmɪnoʊ ˈæsɪd/: aminoacido /ˌæmfəˈtɛrɪk/: anfotero /ˈæmɪleɪz/: amilasi /ˌænɛˈroʊbɪk/: anaerobico /ˈænɪən/: anione /ˈænoʊd/: anodo /ˌæntɪbaɪˈɒtɪk/: antibiotico /ˈæntɪˌbɒdi/: anticorpo /ˈæntɪdʒən/: antigene /ˈætməsˌfɪr/: atmosfera /ˈætəm/: atomo /ətɒmɪk weɪt/: peso atomico /ˌeɪ tiː ˈpiː/: (Adenosine Triphosphate) adenosina trifosfato /ˈɔːtəkleɪvɪŋ/: autoclaveggio /ɔːˈtɒlɪsɪs/: autolisi /əˈveɪləb(ə)l/: disponibile /ˈævərɪdʒ/: medio, normale, comune AAS absorbance absorption accuracy acid acid-base reaction actinide activation energy add addition reaction affect AFS agar aim airborne alcohol aldehyde aliphatic compound alkali alkaline alkane alkene alkyl alkyne allotrope alloy alum aluminum aluminium amalgam amide amine anion anion acid amphoteric amylase anaerobic anion anode antibiotic antibody antigen atmosphere atom atomic weight ATP autoclaving autolysis available average