Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

poudre totale

English translation:

whole (plant) powder

Added to glossary by Fiona Busfield
Jul 13, 2001 02:35
23 yrs ago
French term

poudre totale

French to English Science
In a text describing a plant-based weight loss supplement:

"L’intérêt fondamental de la **poudre totale** face aux autres formes existantes, est de conserver tous les actifs de la plante pour les apporter, intacts, à l’organisme. Le procédé utilisé consiste à broyer la partie active de la plante sèche à température ambiante."

I think the method is known as "total pulverisation" but I'd like confirmation of this and I would also like to know the name of the actual powder form made in this way.

Many thanks in advance!
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whole plant powder


would be my suggestion, by analogy with "whole grain" or "whole wheat," for instance. ("Whole powder" alone is rather too vague, as well as literalistic.)

Going the other way, you might say "undiluted" (which of course usually applies to liquids; there's an analogous word for solids, I'm sure, but it escapes me at the moment) or "unadulterated" (which also implies the non-addition of vitiating substances).

As for "total pulverization," see the following web site:

"...Clegg Brasil Ltda. [...] for drying, weighing, crushing, total pulverization and quality control preparation..."

The product of total pulverization appears to consist simply of (finely) ground powder, (finely) milled powder, or the learned "pulverulent" (an adjective used as a noun, analogous to "supernatant" and "vitreous" in chem and ophthalmology).

Hope this helps a little!
HC
Peer comment(s):

agree DR. RICHARD BAVRY (X) : I was wholly convinced...powder to the people!
4 days
(Ouff!)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks! I've seen "whole plant powder" used before: http://www.healthanswers.com.au/drugdata/DrugDetails.asp?ID=8333"
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Total pulverization

pulverization is a process of powdering/crushing
your choice seem best fit. And used in millb and as a substitue for grinding as well.
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