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Dutch term or phrase:	midden
English translation:	media
Entered by:	Alexander Schleber

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20:47 May 6, 2005

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Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / Titration

Dutch term or phrase: midden

"In alkalisch midden worden ammonium-ionen omgezet tot ammoniak."

I have provisonally translated this as alkaline "media".
Please confirm or give an alternate suggestion, with references if possible.

TIA

Alexander Schleber KudoZ activity Questions: 674 (none open) (14 without valid answers) (12 closed without grading) Answers: 4439
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media

Explanation:
Believe is the plural as they are talking in general.

Some examples of usage:

In alkaline media (pH 9.5) sodium sulfite is a good reducer of hydroperoxides
... hydroxides when treated with excess ammonia in an ammonium medium ...
www.sas.org/E-Bulletin/2002-08-16/features2/body.html - 46k - Cached - Similar pages

Germar Rudolf: The Rudolf Report
... be converted into iron(II)-cyanide, but cannot react with iron(III)-ions to
... Although more strongly alkaline media can accumulate iron(II)-cyanide ...
www.vho.org/GB/Books/trr/6.html - 130k - Cached - Similar pages

[PDF] Evaluation of Croatian Clinoptilolite- and Montmorillonite-rich ...
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... ammonium ions removal on the samples was calculated from the difference ...
change in slightly acid, neutral and slightly alkaline media (pH = 3–8). Am- ...
jagor.srce.hr/ccacaa/CCA-PDF/ cca2002/v75-n1/CCA_75_2002_255-269_Rozic.pdf - Similar pages

Bacterial Degradation of Cyanide and Its Metal Complexes under ...
... (ii) the bacterium stoichiometrically converted cyanide into ammonium in ...
The bacterium was able to grow in alkaline media, up to an initial pH of ...
aem.asm.org/cgi/content/full/71/2/940 - Similar pages

[PDF] Chapter 8 Water Quality Requirements and Management
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... tank is converted into ammonia. Most of the feed that is ingested by the ...
convert ammonium ions to nitrite, while Nitrobacter spp. convert nitrite to ...

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i.e. talking in general as a common property to all.........

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Lawyer-Linguist
Portugal
Local time: 11:28

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Thanks to all.
Media it is.
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media

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medium

Richard Sanders

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6 mins confidence:

medium

Explanation:
Why not use the singular?

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-05-06 20:54:43 GMT)
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On the other hand, from the Dutch grammatical construction, they might have meant the plural, i.e., media.

Richard Sanders
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media

Lawyer-Linguist
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Local time: 11:28
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Grading comment

Thanks to all.
Media it is.

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