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Ausbuttern

English translation: stability of emulsion

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German term or phrase:Ausbuttern
English translation:stability of emulsion
Entered by: Languageman

16:11 Jul 9, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / Spraying liquids
German term or phrase: Ausbuttern
This is from the operating instructions for a machine designed to spray a "dampening solution" onto items passing through an industrial process.

There is not a great deal of context for "Ausbuttern", just this one appearance in a list:
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Prüfen Sie die Flüssigkeit, die versprüht werden soll,
ob sie den physikalischen Bedingungen genügt,
hinsichtlich
- Viskosität
- Temperatur
- Ausflocken
- ** Ausbuttern **
- Scherfestigkeit
- Verträglichkeit
in Verbindung mit den Materialien der Rotorenfeuchtung.
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TIA for your ideas.

Stephen
Languageman
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:35
spread/coverage/wetting
Explanation:
Unusual term, but I think it refers to the wetting power of the fluid (Benetzung)

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Note added at 11 mins (2008-07-09 16:23:00 GMT)
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BTW I'd use "wetting solution" rather than dampening here

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Note added at 13 mins (2008-07-09 16:24:41 GMT)
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Depending on the liquid, it could also refer to "de-emulsification" if it is an oil/water emulsion
Selected response from:

Gillian Scheibelein
Germany
Local time: 05:35
Grading comment
Based on you last note, I also came up with "stability of emulsion". I put all the suggestions to the client, and this was the one they chose as the best fit.
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3 +1spread/coverage/wetting
Gillian Scheibelein


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spread/coverage/wetting


Explanation:
Unusual term, but I think it refers to the wetting power of the fluid (Benetzung)

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Note added at 11 mins (2008-07-09 16:23:00 GMT)
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BTW I'd use "wetting solution" rather than dampening here

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Note added at 13 mins (2008-07-09 16:24:41 GMT)
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Depending on the liquid, it could also refer to "de-emulsification" if it is an oil/water emulsion

Gillian Scheibelein
Germany
Local time: 05:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 438
Grading comment
Based on you last note, I also came up with "stability of emulsion". I put all the suggestions to the client, and this was the one they chose as the best fit.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for the fast answer! Re "dampening solution" - the customer calls there machine a "rotor dampening system", so unless the term it's completely meaningless, I think I'm stuck with "dampening" really.


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agree  Jonathan MacKerron: Wenske suggests "churn" for "buttern"; or coat/coating?
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