endverschlossen
English translation: end-capped
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| German to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / Chemistry | |||||||
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| 5 | end-capped |
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| 4 | linked / cross-linked |
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| 3 | a polyester with a methyl- or ethyl group at both ends |
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| 2 | closed-end |
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14 mins confidence: 
closed-end Explanation: closed-end polyesters |
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15 mins confidence:
a polyester with a methyl- or ethyl group at both ends Explanation: found it in a document about polyesters -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-10-03 13:21:27 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- at its ends, sorry typo |
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21 mins confidence:
linked / cross-linked Explanation: The syntaxt of the sentence appears to indicate that the polyesters are linked to the other groups. I read "verschlossen" here as angeschlossen. "closed-end" cannot be found in connection with polyesters in the chemical litertaure. Composite Materials (References) ... A comparative study of the fire and flammability characteristics of styrene cross-linked polyester and resol-type phenolic resins. ... www.fire.org.uk/aviation/papers/composite9.htm - 12k - Cached - Similar pages Food Standards Agency - Survey of Bisphenols in Canned Foods ( ... ... can to ensure preservation, the most widely-used types of internal coating for cans are epoxyphenolic resins, PVC organosols and cross-linked polyester resins. ... www.foodstandards.gov.uk/science/surveillance/ fsis-2001/bisphenols - 56k - 2 Oct 2003 - Cached - Similar pages |
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47 mins confidence:
end-capped Explanation: the reactive groups at either end of the polymer chain are made inert by end-capping. The polymer cannot grow any more. Ref.: I am a chemist and loads of googles -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 50 mins (2003-10-03 13:50:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.eps.org/aps/meet/MAR01/baps/abs/S6690007.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 14 mins (2003-10-03 14:14:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The basic building blocks that make up the polyester backbone are the ethylene and/or propylene terephthalate and polyethylene oxide terephalate units (=monomers). These can be cross-linked (= Quervernetzung). Another name for this is curing (Aushärten). HTH! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 14 mins (2003-10-03 14:14:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The basic building blocks that make up the polyester backbone are the ethylene and/or propylene terephthalate and polyethylene oxide terephalate units (=monomers). These can be cross-linked (= Quervernetzung). Another name for this is curing (Aushärten). HTH! |
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