Schafer method
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Schafer method
Named after Sir Edward A. Sharpey- Schafer (1850–1935), English physiologist
Example Sentences
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Now, a new, cheaper method of manufacturing artificial pheromones could allow more farmers to add this weapon to their arsenals.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 1, 2022
Without the budget for green-screen technology, they adopted a cheaper method: for any closeups, they used Early’s face, and for wide-screen shots, a little blond boy.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 9, 2017
While the effect is the same in theory, this cheaper method introduces a much wider margin of error for administering the medicine correctly, all to cut costs.
From Slate • Jul. 8, 2016
They are also using a faster, cheaper method called genotyping by sequencing to study about 500 plants.
From Nature • Sep. 22, 2015
The common belief is that horizontal molding is the cheaper method.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers
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