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mercurous praecipitatus

German translation: mercurius praecipitatus


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11:49 Dec 23, 2004
English to German translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / list of hazardous wastes
English term or phrase: mercurous praecipitatus
Wastes containing mercury, mercuric bromide, mercurous bromide, mercuric iodide, mercurous iodide, mercuric nitrate, mercurous nitrate, mercurous nitrate, mercurous praecipitatus, mercuric sulfate, mercurous sulfate mercuric chloride, mercurous chloride, mercuric sulfide, mercuric ethyl chloride, mercuric acetate, mercurous acetate, mercury dumethide, mercury ethyl, mercuric ammonium chloride, mercury methyl chloride, mercuric chloride
heimo
Local time: 21:19
German translation:mercurius praecipitatus
Explanation:
There is only one web reference to your term (from China, presumably what your are translating):
http://www.zhb.gov.cn/english/chanel-3/detail-3.php3?chanel=...
HW 29 Mercury wastes
The term is erroneous IMO, apparently an amalgam of English and Latin. It is either mercurous precipitate or mercurius praecipitatus, and the latter, Latin term is used in German too:
http://www.dhu.de/data/show_hom.php3?synonym=Mercurius praec...
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Robert Schlarb
Local time: 21:19
Grading comment
Yes, that's what I was translating.
Thanks for the answers!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3QuecksilberverbindungenJiri383
3 +2mercurius praecipitatus
Robert Schlarb


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Quecksilberverbindungen


Explanation:
...oder Präzipitate (= Bez. für mehrere Quecksilberverbindungen)

Jiri383
Local time: 21:19
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Moore: LGTM...
1 min

agree  Christine Lam
53 mins

agree  Will Matter
22 hrs
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
mercurius praecipitatus


Explanation:
There is only one web reference to your term (from China, presumably what your are translating):
http://www.zhb.gov.cn/english/chanel-3/detail-3.php3?chanel=...
HW 29 Mercury wastes
The term is erroneous IMO, apparently an amalgam of English and Latin. It is either mercurous precipitate or mercurius praecipitatus, and the latter, Latin term is used in German too:
http://www.dhu.de/data/show_hom.php3?synonym=Mercurius praec...


Robert Schlarb
Local time: 21:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Yes, that's what I was translating.
Thanks for the answers!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne Schulz
5 hrs

agree  Will Matter: "precipitated mercury", it's pedantic and usually used in reference to homeopathy but not always.
21 hrs
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