Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

agenti basificanti

English translation:

basifying agents

Added to glossary by Maria Emanuela Congia
Sep 24, 2003 10:01
20 yrs ago
Italian term

agenti basificanti

Italian to English Science Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng Chemistry
Dispersione acquosa di agenti basificanti.
Material Safety Sheet
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 basifying agents
5 +1 alkalising agents

Proposed translations

+2
3 mins
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basifying agents

Chrome tanning agents are regarded as self-basifying when they are used in conjunction
with appropriate proportions of basifying agents which dissolve at a ...
www.basf.de/basf/img/produkte/farbmittel/leder/ pdf/pb/mineral_tanning23_3_2001.pdf

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Note added at 2003-09-24 10:05:35 (GMT)
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Basifying agents: soda, sodium carbonate or sodium sulphate are usually
dissolved in water and added in more portions with 60 to 120 minutes. ...
www.zupa.co.yu/EN/ProizvodIzBaze.asp?9

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Note added at 2003-09-24 10:05:57 (GMT)
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Automatic\" basifying agents take much of the risk out of the basification
process. This means reproducible and consistent results. ...
www.tfl.com/pdfs/others/fromrawtowetblue.pdf

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Note added at 2003-09-24 10:06:30 (GMT)
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Using solid basifying agents (where necessary) such as magnesium oxide; Using 98
per cent sulfuric acid and powdered or undiluted formate when reconstituting ...
www.tft.csiro.au/leather/dclr2.html


hth
Peer comment(s):

agree cjohnstone : definitely yes
2 hrs
agree Mario Marcolin
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Grazie!"
+1
1 hr

alkalising agents

also alkalizing agents.

Personally I've never liked, or used the term "basifying", but it's not incorrect.
Peer comment(s):

agree cjohnstone : can be too, yes
1 hr
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