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בוחש

English translation: Agitator

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Hebrew term or phrase:	בוחש
English translation:	Agitator
Entered by:	Akiva Brest

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17:31 Jan 1, 2006

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Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng

Hebrew term or phrase: בוחש

Silly question: The part of a pharmaceutical type of mill that is called בוחש in Hebrew, what would be the English equivalent? Is it simply rotator, mixer, stirrer, anything else?

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Agitator

Explanation:
לבחוש is to stir, but, in a chemical industry reference a vat is agitated

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Note added at 6 hrs 1 min (2006-01-01 23:32:34 GMT)
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See attached links to chemical vat (reactor) agitators
http://www.hockmeyer.com/agitator.htm
http://www.hockmeyer.com/agi_gallery.htm

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Akiva Brest
Israel
Local time: 06:36

Grading comment

Thank you. This is excatly the word I needed for my context.

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5 +2

stirrer

Eynati

5 -1

Agitator

Akiva Brest

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2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

בוחש stirrer

Explanation:
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Note added at 2 hrs 31 mins (2006-01-01 20:02:40 GMT)
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mixer = מערבל

Eynati
PRO pts in category: 12

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

בוחש

Agitator

Akiva Brest
Israel
Local time: 06:36
Specializes in field
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PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Thank you. This is excatly the word I needed for my context.

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