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modersyran

English translation: parent acid


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Swedish term or phrase:modersyran
English translation:parent acid
Entered by: Helen Johnson
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06:13 Oct 28, 2009
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Agriculture / herbicide
Swedish term or phrase: modersyran
Hydrolyseras snabbt i mark och vatten (med en halveringstid på mindre än 1 dag) till
**modersyran,** vilken i sin tur undergår vidare nedbrytning.
TIA
Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:21
parent acid
Explanation:
AS it doesn't appear to be a "proper' name, extrapolate from mother acid - no hits to parent acid. There are hits for "parent" fatty acid on google
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Cetra Hastings
Local time: 20:21
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
parent acid


Explanation:
AS it doesn't appear to be a "proper' name, extrapolate from mother acid - no hits to parent acid. There are hits for "parent" fatty acid on google

Example sentence(s):
  • Each of these families has a “parent” fatty acid, also known as the essential fatty ... Linoleic acid (LA) - the parent fatty acid in the Omega 6 family.
Cetra Hastings
Local time: 20:21
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble
17 mins

agree  Ulf Norlinger: "Parent" generally translated to "Moder" in SWE.
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