Lab Signs @ PNNL

Sign Videos: Q-T

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How to sign "reagent"

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How to sign "respiration"

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How to sign "riverbank"

Definition of "riverbank": edge or border of the river

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How to sign "RNA"

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How to sign "salmon"

Definition of "salmon": a silver-skinned fish that lives in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

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How to sign "sample" (noun)

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How to sign "sample" (verb)

Definition: To collect a sample.

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How to sign "saturated"

Definition: Filled (with water) to its full capacity.

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How to sign "senescence"

Definition of senescence": the condition or process of deterioration with age.

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How to sign "serial dilution"

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How to sign "sieve"

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How to sign "smolt" (salmon life cycle)

Definition of "smolt" (salmon life cycle): juvenile salmon that has undergone physiological changes to prepare for its migration from freshwater to the saltwater ocean

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How to sign "soil"

Not to be confused with "dirt".

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How to sign "spawn"

Definition of "spawn": the process of laying and fertilizing eggs

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How to sign "spectroscopy"

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How to sign "spectrum" (version 1)

This sign represents absorbance or fluorescence spectra.

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How to sign "spectrum" (version 2)

This sign represents a standard x-y spectrum.

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How to sign "spillway" (version 2)

Definition of "spillway": structure designed to safely release excess water from a reservoir, typically into the river downstream

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How to sign "tag"

Definition of "tag": A device used to track animal movement.

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How to sign "texture" (soil)

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How to sign "turbine" (version 1)

Definition of "turbine": machine for producing continuous power

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How to sign "turbine" (version 2)

Definition of "turbine": machine for producing continuous power

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