Italian: agisce da energetico fondenteEnglish translation: (is) an effective flux component 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | Italian term or phrase: | agisce da energetico fondente | | English translation: | (is) an effective flux component | | Entered by: | Sarah Jane Webb |
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Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / clay firing process | | Italian term or phrase: agisce da energetico fondente | This appears in the following sentence:
Tra i composti di calcio è importante il carbonato, che ad alta temperatura origina CaO, che ***agisce da energetico fondente***
My try:
An important calcium compound is carbonate, which at high temperatures generates CaO; this acts as a melting energy activator
Is this ok? Any suggestions?
tia for your help!
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| | Clarification request(s) and responseSarah Jane Webb: 8:19pm Jan 9, 2008: Thanks Texjax. I've just found this is Wiki:
Flux. A substance that promotes fusion in a given mixture of raw materials.
So perhaps I should say: ... this acts as a fusion-promoting flux ?
texjax DDS PhD: 8:34pm Jan 9, 2008: Hi Sarah. The/ my problem with this sentence is the quality of the source text...A realiable answer could be given only by somebody with expertise in this particular process. I don't know too much, so I would probably write something more generic. Ciao!
Sarah Jane Webb: 8:49pm Jan 9, 2008: Yeah, me too. Let's wait and see :-)
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| | (is) an effective flux component | Explanation:
as for instance in:
BASIC OXYGEN PROCESS USING A SODIUM HYDROXIDE REACTION PRODUCT ...- [ Traduci questa pagina ]... permitting the NaOH to act as an effective flux component to the calcic slag. ... This will, among other things, lower the melting point of the flux and ...
www.freepatentsonline.com/3811870.html
Or maybe "(is) a good fluxing agent" as, for instance, in:
Waste Management : Use of boron waste as an additive in red bricks ...- [ Traduci questa pagina ]It is well known that borax is a good fluxing agent. It combines with silica and alkalis to form a glassy structure and lower the melting temperature, ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0956053X0300031X
NES may surely propose a better phrase, but at any rate you should bear in mind that:
1) "agisce da," here, is more or less equivalent to "funziona come", or more exactly "è" or "è usato come"; it's one of the pitfalls of the Italian language, I'm afraid... exp. when used by no-so-good writers.
2) "energetico" stands for "energico" (not-so-good... ) and in fact means no more than "strong" or "effective". |
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Alfredo Tutino
Italy
| Note from asker to answererthank you Texjax and Alfredo. I'll go for
an effective flux component, which fits the context best.
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| favors/favours the melting process
Explanation:
Non mi sembra che "energetico fondente" corrisponda ad attivatore (oltre al fatto che la versione italiana richiama più una barretta energetica al cioccolato che un processo chimico...)
|  texjax DDS PhD
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of:  Italian
PRO pts in category: 19
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Asker: sono d'accordo :-)
Asker: thank you Texjax and Alfredo. I'll go for
an effective flux component, which fits the context best.
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| (is) an effective flux component
Explanation:
as for instance in:
BASIC OXYGEN PROCESS USING A SODIUM HYDROXIDE REACTION PRODUCT ...- [ Traduci questa pagina ]... permitting the NaOH to act as an effective flux component to the calcic slag. ... This will, among other things, lower the melting point of the flux and ...
www.freepatentsonline.com/3811870.html
Or maybe "(is) a good fluxing agent" as, for instance, in:
Waste Management : Use of boron waste as an additive in red bricks ...- [ Traduci questa pagina ]It is well known that borax is a good fluxing agent. It combines with silica and alkalis to form a glassy structure and lower the melting temperature, ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0956053X0300031X
NES may surely propose a better phrase, but at any rate you should bear in mind that:
1) "agisce da," here, is more or less equivalent to "funziona come", or more exactly "è" or "è usato come"; it's one of the pitfalls of the Italian language, I'm afraid... exp. when used by no-so-good writers.
2) "energetico" stands for "energico" (not-so-good... ) and in fact means no more than "strong" or "effective".
| Alfredo Tutino
Italy
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  Italian
PRO pts in category: 16
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| Note from asker to answererthank you Texjax and Alfredo. I'll go for
an effective flux component, which fits the context best. |
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