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bulk water

German translation: Wassermassen/größere Mengen

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English term or phrase:	bulk water
German translation:	Wassermassen/größere Mengen
Entered by:	Manuela Junghans

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19:08 Mar 19, 2006

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Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / Boltzmann equation and microstates

English term or phrase: bulk water

Thermodynamics was a well-developed field before the modern views of atomic and molecular structure were even known. The thermodynamic properties of water, for example, addressed the behavior of "bulk water" (or ice or water vapor) as a substance, without considering any specific properties of individual H2O molecules.

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Wassermassen

Explanation:
Vorschlag abgeleitet von der verbreiteten Bedeutung bulk = Massen- (z.B. bulk goods - Schütt-/Massengüter)

Die Anführungsstriche deuten m.E. darauf hin, dass es sich hier nicht unbedingt um einen "streng wissenschaftlich" verwendeten Begriff handelt.