wasserarm

English translation: low-hydrate

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German term or phrase:	wasserarm
English translation:	low-hydrate
Entered by:	Sven Petersson

23:09 Mar 16, 2008

German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng

German term or phrase: wasserarm

Verwendung hoeherer Anteil an wasserfreiem oder wasserarmem Magnesiumsulfat

How would you translate wasserarm in this sense? I don't think "xeric" fits, that seems to be more of a biological/ecological term, and there must be a better term than low water content.

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(anhydrous or) low-hydrate

Explanation:
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wasserfreiem oder wasserarmem Magnesiumsulfat > anhydrous or low-hydrate magnesium sulfate

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Note added at 46 mins (2008-03-16 23:56:30 GMT)
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Sven Petersson
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Local time: 09:21

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Thanks. I have to turn this in tonight, so even though 24 hrs hasn't passed, I'll use this answer, which certainly makes sense. I too translated wasserfrei with anhydrous, but couldn't come up with a near synonym for wasserarm.
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(anhydrous or) low-hydrate

Sven Petersson

anhydrous magnesium sulfate

Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.

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42 mins confidence:

anhydrous magnesium sulfate

Explanation:
MgSO4 is a hygroscopic crystalline substance. It normally would absorb some water molecules on its crystalline faces... This is denoted by MgSO4.nH2O where n, is usually a whole number,

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In the case of MgSO4, n = 7. Thus, we write

MgSO4.7H2O for the hydrated magnesium sulfate.

I was not careful: "wasserfreien" would be "anhydrous".

Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
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(anhydrous or) low-hydrate

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 09:21
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