solvant constitutif du milieu

English translation: medium solvent

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French term or phrase:solvant constitutif du milieu
English translation:medium solvent
Entered by: TopBearLondon

14:03 Dec 8, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
French term or phrase: solvant constitutif du milieu
Just a query about reverse osmosis, has me lost... anyone know what the "solvant constitutif du milieu" is? My suggested translation is below, but feel free to rip that apart!
Regards, TB

- L'osmose inverse du sérum ou du plasma :

- Reverse osmosis of the serum or the plasma:

opération permettant d'isoler le solvant constitutif du milieu grâce à l'action d'une différence de pression hydrostatique appliquée de part et d’autre d'une membrane semi-perméable ;

operation allowing the solvent forming the environment to be isolated due to the action of a difference in hydrostatic pressure applied to both sides of a semi-permeable membrane
TopBearLondon
medium solvent
Explanation:
Literally the "constituent solvent of the medium", but that is unnecessarily unwieldy. The solvent in plasma or serum is water, anyway.

I'd prefer "either side" to "both sides".
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David Sirett
Local time: 12:50
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Thank you, I found your answer the most helpful.
Thanks to everyone for your suggestions, much appreciated!
TB
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4 +1medium solvent
David Sirett
4 -1(medium) organic solvent
Drmanu49
3plasma solvent
blavatsky


  

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medium solvent


Explanation:
Literally the "constituent solvent of the medium", but that is unnecessarily unwieldy. The solvent in plasma or serum is water, anyway.

I'd prefer "either side" to "both sides".

David Sirett
Local time: 12:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thank you, I found your answer the most helpful.
Thanks to everyone for your suggestions, much appreciated!
TB

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agree  Virgile
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(medium) organic solvent


Explanation:
SS cells were cultured with or without AG490, AG1478 or medium containing the relevant amount of DMSO (solvent) for the indicated periods of time. ...
www.nature.com/leu/journal/v15/n5/full/2402093a.html

Dehydration of organic solvents, aroma recovery and removal of volatile organic ... Reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration: concepts, phase inversion membrane ...
www.coppe.ufrj.br/english/programas/info_programa.php?progr... - 60k -

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Reverse osmosis (RO) systems frequently are used to reduce the levels of total ... AC post-filters can also remove certain pesticides and organic solvents ...
www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/publicationD.jsp?publica... - 26k -

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Note added at 49 mins (2006-12-08 14:52:52 GMT)
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Not necessarily organic as David said.
But medium solvent is adequate.

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 12:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 91

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  David Sirett: Not necessarily organic, and certainly not in the asker's case.
36 mins
  -> Yes David I agree.

disagree  Virgile: as David said: why organic???
12 hrs
  -> I already agreed to that, see above.
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plasma solvent


Explanation:
operation allowing isolation of the plasma solvent thanks to the osmotic gradient applied to both sides of the semipermeable membrane...

The plasma solvent extraction...

http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=14626181


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