English: smelt water explosionFrench translation: explosion du salin au contact de l'eau 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | English term or phrase: | smelt-water explosion | | French translation: | explosion du salin au contact de l'eau | | Entered by: | Viktoria Gimbe |
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Science - Forestry / Wood / Timber / wood pulping | | English term or phrase: smelt water explosion | Diseases, causes and theories of causation, accidents
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| | Clarification request(s) and responseViktoria Gimbe (asker): 8:29pm Feb 16, 2005: Isn't there a term for this? - I understand the meaning of the term but I'm wondering whether there is a term for this, a bit like the english one?
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| | explosion entre de l'eau et le salin | Explanation:
In the first link below, there is a definition of what a smelt-water explosion is. It is caused when water comes in contact with smelt ("le salin") at the bottom of a boiler in the pulp industry. For smelt, see the granddictionnaire's definition for the pulp and paper industry.
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Note added at 1 hr 46 mins (2005-02-16 19:50:50 GMT)
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I meant the granddictionnaire\'s translation...
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Note added at 2 hrs 55 mins (2005-02-16 21:00:22 GMT)
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I cannot find a translation as compact as the English expression, yet. Will keep thinking...
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Note added at 18 hrs 19 mins (2005-02-17 12:23:54 GMT)
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Why not use \"explosion salin-eau\" or \"réaction salin-eau\"? |
| Selected response from:
 Beth Varley
United Kingdom
| Note from asker to answererThanks for the pointer. I translated it as follows: explosion du salin au contact de l'eau.
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| explosion entre de l'eau et le salin
Explanation:
In the first link below, there is a definition of what a smelt-water explosion is. It is caused when water comes in contact with smelt ("le salin") at the bottom of a boiler in the pulp industry. For smelt, see the granddictionnaire's definition for the pulp and paper industry.
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Note added at 1 hr 46 mins (2005-02-16 19:50:50 GMT)
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I meant the granddictionnaire\'s translation...
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Note added at 2 hrs 55 mins (2005-02-16 21:00:22 GMT)
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I cannot find a translation as compact as the English expression, yet. Will keep thinking...
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Note added at 18 hrs 19 mins (2005-02-17 12:23:54 GMT)
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Why not use \"explosion salin-eau\" or \"réaction salin-eau\"?
Reference: http://www.hut.fi/Yksikot/Puu/opiskelu/Sanasto/Sanasto_engla...
Reference: http://w3.granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index1024...
| Beth Varley
United Kingdom
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Native speaker of:  English, French
PRO pts in category: 8
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| Note from asker to answerer| Thanks for the pointer. I translated it as follows: explosion du salin au contact de l'eau. |
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