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19:54 Jan 9, 2008 |
Italian to English translations [PRO] Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / clay firing process | |||||||
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3 +1 | favors/favours the melting process |
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3 | (is) an effective flux component |
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favors/favours the melting process Explanation: Non mi sembra che "energetico fondente" corrisponda ad attivatore (oltre al fatto che la versione italiana richiama più una barretta energetica al cioccolato che un processo chimico...) |
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(is) an effective flux component Explanation: as for instance in: BASIC OXYGEN PROCESS USING A SODIUM HYDROXIDE REACTION PRODUCT ...- [ Traduci questa pagina ]... permitting the NaOH to act as an effective flux component to the calcic slag. ... This will, among other things, lower the melting point of the flux and ... www.freepatentsonline.com/3811870.html Or maybe "(is) a good fluxing agent" as, for instance, in: Waste Management : Use of boron waste as an additive in red bricks ...- [ Traduci questa pagina ]It is well known that borax is a good fluxing agent. It combines with silica and alkalis to form a glassy structure and lower the melting temperature, ... linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0956053X0300031X NES may surely propose a better phrase, but at any rate you should bear in mind that: 1) "agisce da," here, is more or less equivalent to "funziona come", or more exactly "è" or "è usato come"; it's one of the pitfalls of the Italian language, I'm afraid... exp. when used by no-so-good writers. 2) "energetico" stands for "energico" (not-so-good... ) and in fact means no more than "strong" or "effective". |
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