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English → Fr CHAPTER IV. Level 9/10

THE EFFECTS OF HEAT ON THE LEAVES.

LES EFFETS DE LA CHALEUR SUR LES FEUILLES.

Nature of the experiments—Effects of boiling water—Warm water causes rapid inflection—

Nature des expériences — Effets de l'eau bouillante — L'eau chaude provoque une inflexion rapide —

Water at a higher temperature does not cause immediate inflection, but does not kill the leaves, as shown by their subsequent re-expansion and by the aggregation of the protoplasm—

L'eau à une température plus élevée ne provoque pas d'inflexion immédiate, mais ne tue pas les feuilles, comme le montre leur ré-expansion ultérieure et l'agrégation du protoplasme —

A still higher temperature kills the leaves and coagulates the albuminous contents of the glands.

Une température encore plus élevée tue les feuilles et coagule le contenu albumineux des glandes.

Vocabulary

EFFETS
Effects or results produced by something
CHALEUR
Heat or warmth as a physical phenomenon
FEUILLES
Leaves of a plant or sheets of paper
Nature
The inherent character or type of something
expériences
Experiments or experiences conducted to test hypotheses
Effets
Effects or outcomes resulting from a cause
eau
Water as a liquid substance
bouillante
Boiling hot, describing water at 100°C
chaude
Warm or hot, describing elevated temperature
provoque
Causes or triggers a particular reaction or event
inflexion
Bending or curving movement in response to stimulus
rapide
Fast or quick in movement or occurrence
température
Degree of heat measured in a substance
élevée
Elevated or high, describing increased temperature level
immédiate
Immediate, occurring without delay or interval
tue
Kills or causes death of an organism
feuilles
Leaves of a plant or sheets of paper
montre
Shows or demonstrates evidence of something
ré-expansion
Re-expansion, the process of expanding again afterward
ultérieure
Later or subsequent in time or sequence
agrégation
Aggregation or clumping together of particles
protoplasme
Protoplasm, the living matter inside a cell
encore
Still, yet, or even more intense
coagule
Coagulates or causes matter to solidify or clump
contenu
Content or substance contained within something
albumineux
Albuminous, relating to albumin protein substance
glandes
Glands, organs that secrete substances in organisms
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