Italian: agenti antiurtoEnglish translation: buffering agents 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Italian term or phrase: | agenti antiurto | | English translation: | buffering agents | | Entered by: | rfmoon |
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Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng | | Italian term or phrase: agenti antiurto | I've tried various combinations such as "shock-proof" and other ideas but nothing seems to come up on "Google".
Can anyone help me?
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| | Clarification request(s) and responserfmoon: 2:56am Oct 27, 2006: Thank you Lindsay
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| | buffering agents | Explanation:
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source buff·er2 (bfr) Pronunciation Key
n.
Something that lessens or absorbs the shock of an impact.
One that protects by intercepting or moderating adverse pressures or influences: “A sense of humor... may have served as a buffer against the... shocks of disappointment” (James Russell Lowell).
Something that separates potentially antagonistic entities, as an area between two rival powers that serves to lessen the danger of conflict.
Chemistry. A substance that minimizes change in the acidity of a solution when an acid or base is added to the solution.
Computer Science. A device or area used to store data temporarily.
tr.v. buff·ered, buff·er·ing, buff·ers
To act as a buffer for or between.
Chemistry. To treat (a solution) with a buffer.
Computer Science. To hold or collect (data) in a buffer.
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| antiknock compounds
Explanation:
You haven't told us your context, but in fuels for example, what immedaitely springs to mind is antiknock agents/additives/substances/compounds (lead was an antiknock additive).
Against this is the fact that these actually seem to be known as "agenti antidetonanti" in Italian!
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| buffering agents
Explanation:
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source buff·er2 (bfr) Pronunciation Key
n.
Something that lessens or absorbs the shock of an impact.
One that protects by intercepting or moderating adverse pressures or influences: “A sense of humor... may have served as a buffer against the... shocks of disappointment” (James Russell Lowell).
Something that separates potentially antagonistic entities, as an area between two rival powers that serves to lessen the danger of conflict.
Chemistry. A substance that minimizes change in the acidity of a solution when an acid or base is added to the solution.
Computer Science. A device or area used to store data temporarily.
tr.v. buff·ered, buff·er·ing, buff·ers
To act as a buffer for or between.
Chemistry. To treat (a solution) with a buffer.
Computer Science. To hold or collect (data) in a buffer.
| rfmoon
United States
Native speaker of:  Italian, English
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