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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Tests and analyzes samples of crude oil and petroleum products during processing stages, using laboratory apparatus, testing equipment, and following standard test procedures to determine physical and chemical properties and ensure products meet quality control standards: Tests samples of crude and blended oils, gases, asphalts, and pressure distillates to determine characteristics, such as boiling, vapor, freeze, condensation, flash and aniline points, viscosity, specific gravity, penetration, doctor solution, distillation, and corrosion, using test and laboratory equipment, such as hydrometers, fractionators, distillation apparatus, and analytical scales. Analyzes content of products to determine presence of gases, such as propane, iso-butane, butane, iso-pentane, and ethene. Determines hydrocarbon composition of gasolines, blending stocks and gases, using fractional distillation equipment, gas chromatography, and mass spectrometer. Operates fractionation column to separate crude oil into oils with different boiling points to determine their properties. Analyzes composition of products to determine quantitative presence of gum, sulfur, aromatics, olefins, water, and sediment. Compares color of liquid product with charts to determine processing factors measurable by color. May test air and water samples to detect industrial pollutants. (references) |
| Controls equipment and tends machines to produce variety of pharmaceutical and toilet products or ingredients, performing any combination of following duties: Weighs and measures out coating ingredients and coats medicinal tablets [COATER (pharmaceut.) 554.382-010]. Tends mixing machine and heated kettles to prepare specified ingredients for ointments, creams, liquid medications, powders, gums, and similar drug products, adding ingredients according to formulas [COMPOUNDER (pharmaceut.; soap & rel.) 550.685-046]. Tends milling and grinding machines that reduce mixtures to designated sized particles, or grinds materials with mortar and pestle. Prepares granulated products [GRANULATOR-MACHINE OPERATOR (pharmaceut.) 559.382-026]. Tends filter presses, sifting machines, autoclaves, water stills, and related equipment to prepare ingredients for further processing. Operates machine to compress ingredients into tablets [COMPRESSOR (elec. equip.; pharmaceut.) 556.682-022]. Inspects, weighs, and tests hardness of tablets [TABLET TESTER (pharmaceut.) 559.667-010]. May be designated according to substance prepared as Liquid Compounder (pharmaceut.). (references) | |
| Sets up and operates small-scale chemical production equipment under laboratory conditions to test methods and chemical processes for product development, following specifications and guidance from research chemists or engineers: Sets up production equipment, such as reactors, stills, stripping towers, separators, and blending tanks, using mechanics' handtools and portable power tools. Starts pumps and compressors. Turns valves to regulate equipment temperatures, pressures, flow rates, and liquid levels, following process specifications or instructions of technical personnel. Observes meters and gauges to verify process conditions. Performs standard quantitative or qualitative chemical analyses, such as titration, distillation, caustic-insoluble, and color-measurement tests, to verify process conditions and compile research data. Mixes chemical solutions as directed for use in tests. Prepares operating records and reports of test results. May adjust and repair mechanical and electronic testing equipment, using handtools, circuit diagrams, and maintenance manuals. (references) | |
| Tests fiberglass yarn, fibers, or binder solutions at any stage in manufacturing process to determine if standards are met: Weighs samples of fiber and binder solution on balance scales before and after drying in miniature oven and burning in muffle furnace, and computes percentage of binder on fiber and percentage of solids in binder solution, using slide rule or mathematical formula. Examines and tests goods returned by customer or at customer's establishment to detect manufacturing defects or damage incurred in transit and records results for use by quality control and production supervisors. (references) | |
| Tests chemical and physical properties of materials used in manufacturing or assembling motor vehicles: Performs standard chemical and physical tests on parts, solutions, and materials used in producing motor vehicles, using conventional and computerized machines and work aids. Conducts quantitative and qualitative analyses to determine chemical and physical properties of experimental and developmental materials [LABORATORY TESTER (any industry) 029.261-010]. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Shown is a female laboratory technician. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | This laboratory technician is conducting lab research using a hand-held pipette as she removes a liquid from a graduated cylinder. Credit: CDC. |
 | Biological laboratory technician Elizabeth Denvir extracts samples for total lipid and fatty acid composition. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |  | Laboratory technician Ann Darling pipeting serum for radioimmunoassay of pine needle poisoning which causes abortions in cattle. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Jack Dykinga.. |
 | Eleven Mile Corner, Arizona. Cairns General Hospital, FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm workers' community. Laboratory technician. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Language | Translations for "LABORATORY TECHNICIAN"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Albanian | laborant. (various references) | ||||||||||
Danish | laboratorietandtekniker (dental laboratory technician, dental mechanic, dental technician, dentalorthodontic technician), tandtekniker (dental laboratory technician, dental mechanic, dental technician, dentalorthodontic technician, dentist). (various references) | ||||||||||
Dutch | tandtechnicus (dental laboratory technician, dental mechanic, dental technician, dentalorthodontic technician, dentist), tandprotheticus (dental laboratory technician, dental mechanic, dental technician, dentalorthodontic technician). (various references) | ||||||||||
French | technicien dentiste (dental laboratory technician), technicien dentaire (dental laboratory technician), technicien de laboratoire dentaire (dental laboratory technician), prothésiste dentaire (dental laboratory technician), mécanicien en prothèses dentaires (dental laboratory technician). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Zahntechniker (dental technician, orthodontists). (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | τεχνικός εργαστηρίου. (various references) | ||||||||||
Hungarian | laboráns (laboratory assistant). (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | tecnico dentista (dental laboratory technician, dental mechanic, dental technician, dentalorthodontic technician), odontotecnico (dental mechanic, orthodontists). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | aboratorylay echniciantay técnico dentista (dental laboratory technician, dental mechanic, dental technician, dentalorthodontic technician), técnico de próteses dentárias (dental laboratory technician, dental mechanic, dental technician, dentalorthodontic technician), protésico dentário (dental laboratory technician, dental mechanic, dental technician, dentalorthodontic technician). (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-b-c-c-e-h-i-i-l-n-n-o-o-r-r-t-t-y" | |
-5 letters: thyrocalcitonin. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 41 42 4F 52 41 54 4F 52 59 54 45 43 48 4E 49 43 49 41 4E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01000001 01000010 01001111 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010 01011001 00100000 01010100 01000101 01000011 01001000 01001110 01001001 01000011 01001001 01000001 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L A B O R A T O R Y   T E C H N I C I A N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 0041 0042 004F 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052 0059 0054 0045 0043 0048 004E 0049 0043 0049 0041 004E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)46353649523554495259254393742484337433548 |
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