Feb 14, 2007 16:31
17 yrs ago
German term
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Eliminierung
German to English
Science
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
crystal growth
Here's the sentence:
"Geeignete Wasserstoffverbindungen sind gesättigte, acyclische Azane der Zusammensetzung NnHn+2, insbesondere Ammoniak (NH3), sowie ungesättigte, acyclische Azene der Zusammensetzung NnHn und weitere nicht explizit genannte NH-Verbindungen, welche unter Eliminierung von Ammoniak zerfallen."
"Geeignete Wasserstoffverbindungen sind gesättigte, acyclische Azane der Zusammensetzung NnHn+2, insbesondere Ammoniak (NH3), sowie ungesättigte, acyclische Azene der Zusammensetzung NnHn und weitere nicht explizit genannte NH-Verbindungen, welche unter Eliminierung von Ammoniak zerfallen."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | liberation of ammonia |
Gillian Scheibelein
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| 3 +1 | elimination of ammonia |
Edith Kelly
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Proposed translations
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13 mins
Gillian Scheibelein
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Specializes in field
Germany
25 years' technical translation, CHEMIST
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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438
Selected
liberation of ammonia
This is a common error made by authors in chemical papers - ammonia is not being eliminated because it is still there, it is being liberated (or released). Double bonds are eliminated, but not compounds or moieties.
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Note added at 32 mins (2007-02-14 17:04:13 GMT)
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the "unter":
that decompose and liberate ammonia
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Note added at 15 hrs (2007-02-15 08:11:25 GMT)
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Maybe I should have been more explicit. While the reaction type is elimination, ammonia itself is being liberated and not eliminated
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Note added at 32 mins (2007-02-14 17:04:13 GMT)
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the "unter":
that decompose and liberate ammonia
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Note added at 15 hrs (2007-02-15 08:11:25 GMT)
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Maybe I should have been more explicit. While the reaction type is elimination, ammonia itself is being liberated and not eliminated
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Richard Benham
: Hmmm. Possibly a good point technically, but is it the translator's job to correct the author's chemistry?
2 hrs
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| agree |
Steffen Walter
: @ Richard: Of course it is if there is clear evidence (combined with in-depth knowledge on the part of the translator).
5 hrs
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| agree |
D.K. Tannwitz
1 day 15 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for your help!"
+1
5 mins
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
Switzerland
Professional conference interpreter
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Dutch to German, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
193
elimination of ammonia
the same *picture* is being used, very many articles, not sure I picked the correct one
Directly-Observed Reductive Elimination of Ammonia from an Isolated Amido Hydride Complex. Mira Kanzelberger, Xiawei Zhang, Thomas J. Emge, Alan S. Goldman ...
pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/jacsat/2003/125/i45/abs/ja037363u.html
Directly-Observed Reductive Elimination of Ammonia from an Isolated Amido Hydride Complex. Mira Kanzelberger, Xiawei Zhang, Thomas J. Emge, Alan S. Goldman ...
pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/jacsat/2003/125/i45/abs/ja037363u.html
Note from asker:
| How would you render the "unter" here? |
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