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50 deg. on

English translation: 50 degrees overnight

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Danish term or phrase:50 deg. on
English translation:50 degrees overnight
Entered by: TechLawDC

21:52 Oct 22, 2010
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
Danish term or phrase: 50 deg. on
o.n. = unknown abbreviation. 50 deg. = 50 degrees Centigrade.
Describes conditions of an organic chemical reaction in dichloromethane and possibly other solvents.
(I don't think it means "under reflux" or "under nitrogen".)
TechLawDC
United States
Local time: 13:40
50 degrees overnight
Explanation:
It´s a commonly used abbreviation in lab protocols. Quite often written as O/N.
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Anna Grynfeld Smith
Switzerland
Local time: 19:40
Grading comment
(I was lazy -- should have searched English first.)
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Summary of answers provided
450 deg. above normal
Charles Ek
450 degrees overnight
Anna Grynfeld Smith


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
50 deg. above normal


Explanation:
See the link for examples of "grader over normalen".

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Note added at 13 mins (2010-10-22 22:06:03 GMT)
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Should have "distilled" the results to include only Danish. ;-) http://tinyurl.com/3yzbo3t


    Reference: http://tinyurl.com/3xl5vxt
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 12:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
50 degrees overnight


Explanation:
It´s a commonly used abbreviation in lab protocols. Quite often written as O/N.

Example sentence(s):
  • The mixture was stirred at 50 degrees overnight.

    Reference: http://www.patentgenius.com/patent/6221912.html
    Reference: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6306818.html
Anna Grynfeld Smith
Switzerland
Local time: 19:40
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Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
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(I was lazy -- should have searched English first.)
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