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polyphtalates adipates

06:59 Feb 28, 2013
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French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) / Substances used to make PVC plastics (site clean-up)
French term or phrase: polyphtalates adipates
(Substances used to produce PVC plastics)

"Les plastifiants : (esters phtaliques, esters de diacides linéaires, ***polyphtalates adipates***, paraffines chlores, esters phosphoriques..."

The polyphtalate part is fine, translates directly, it's the "adipates" part I can't figure out.
Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 06:42


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4adipate polyphthalates
MoiraB
4polyphtalate adipates
Russ Hudson


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adipate polyphthalates


Explanation:
Plenty of ghits for adipate terephthalate so it's not too much of a stretch.

Adipate (-OOC-(CH2)4-COO-) is the ionized form of adipic acid.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adipic_acid

MoiraB
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polyphtalate adipates


Explanation:
As they are adipates of polyphtalate, I'd suggest polyphtalate adipates - I imagine that you translated "esters phtaliques" as phthalate esters not phthalates ester

Russ Hudson
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