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q. b. a pH 7.2

English translation: as required to ADJUST the pH to 7.2


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Italian term or phrase:q. b. a pH 7.2
English translation:as required to ADJUST the pH to 7.2
Entered by: Beatriz Candil Garcia
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00:10 Dec 26, 2011
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Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / power tools
Italian term or phrase: q. b. a pH 7.2
It appears just like that in a test carried out on a substance for human consumption, pls see below thanks

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q. b. a pH 7.2
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Acqua purificata
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Beatriz Candil Garcia
Local time: 05:47
as required to ADJUST the pH to 7.2
Explanation:
This is how it would be written by an English-speaking scientist.
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Alexander Chisholm
Local time: 05:47
Grading comment
thx
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1as required to ADJUST the pH to 7.2
Alexander Chisholm
2 +1enough to bring the pH to 7.2Marco Solinas


  

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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
enough to bring the pH to 7.2


Explanation:
I think q.b. stands for "quanto basta", but I would need to know what is being done, in order to be more confident.

Marco Solinas
Local time: 20:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Greta Bertani
6 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
as required to ADJUST the pH to 7.2


Explanation:
This is how it would be written by an English-speaking scientist.

Example sentence(s):
  • Tris-base was maintained at 5.0 mM and succinic acid added as required to adjust the pH.

    Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1066119/pdf/plnt...
Alexander Chisholm
Local time: 05:47
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
thx

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cedric Randolph
43 mins
  -> many thanks
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