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singulet

English translation: singlet oxygen

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French term or phrase:singulet
English translation:singlet oxygen
Entered by: Drmanu49

20:24 Nov 25, 2013
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Science (general) / sunblock products
French term or phrase: singulet
The text is discussing 'photophysicochimie', and phototoxicity:
context:
'Ces résultats sont en accord avec ceux de photophysicochimie qui démontrent la generation d’espèces activées de l’oxygène, et en particulier de l’oxygène singulet. La phototoxicité observée dans nos modèles est sans doute due a des atteintes membrainaires et/ou mitochondriales par ces espèces activées.'
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singlet oxygen
Explanation:
Singlet oxygen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Singlet oxygen (systematically named dioxidene and dioxygen) is an inorganic ... Singlet oxygen is the common name used for an electronically excited state of ...
‎Production - ‎Organic chemistry - ‎Biochemistry - ‎Orbital states

Potential health risks of sunscreen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Many sunscreen ingredients generate singlet oxygen under illumination. Several popular UV-filters have been demonstrated to generate free radicals.
‎Studies of melanoma rates - ‎Alternative view - ‎Clinical study - ‎Social impact
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Drmanu49
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singlet oxygen


Explanation:
Singlet oxygen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singlet_oxygen‎Traduire cette page
Singlet oxygen (systematically named dioxidene and dioxygen) is an inorganic ... Singlet oxygen is the common name used for an electronically excited state of ...
‎Production - ‎Organic chemistry - ‎Biochemistry - ‎Orbital states

Potential health risks of sunscreen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/.../Potential_health_risks_of_sunscre...‎Traduire cette page
Many sunscreen ingredients generate singlet oxygen under illumination. Several popular UV-filters have been demonstrated to generate free radicals.
‎Studies of melanoma rates - ‎Alternative view - ‎Clinical study - ‎Social impact

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 02:40
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PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
Thank you very much, Drmanu.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Holland
15 mins
  -> Thank you John.

agree  philgoddard: As you probably found, the very first Google hit for the French phrase gives the English answer.
29 mins
  -> Thank you Phil.

agree  GuillaumeT (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Guillaume.

agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: Casts my mind back to structural biology lectures!
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Nikki. ;-)

agree  Tom Stanford
14 hrs
  -> Thank you Tom.
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