glicose p.a.

English translation: analysis-grade glucose

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Portuguese term or phrase:glicose p.a.
English translation:analysis-grade glucose
Entered by: Carlos Abelheira

18:23 Apr 1, 2015
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / Research
Portuguese term or phrase: glicose p.a.
"(...) ***glicose P.A.*** 20 g/L; peptona 6,4 g/L; extrato de lêvedo 10 g/L e antifoam 204 1g/L (...)"

I know glicose P.A. means "glicose para análise" in BRPT, but I need the term in English, please.
Carlos Abelheira
Brazil
Local time: 08:20
analysis-grade glucose
Explanation:
More often used with the grade between brackets: glucose (analysis-grade).
This is a measure for the purity of chemicals.
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Marjolein Snippe
Netherlands
Local time: 13:20
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Summary of answers provided
4analysis-grade glucose
Marjolein Snippe
4Blood Glucose Analysis/Analysis of Glucose
curtiswindley
4glucose, analytical grade; analytical grade glucose
TechLawDC
3analysis of glucose/glucose analysis
liz askew


  

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analysis of glucose/glucose analysis


Explanation:
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liz askew
United Kingdom
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analysis-grade glucose


Explanation:
More often used with the grade between brackets: glucose (analysis-grade).
This is a measure for the purity of chemicals.

Example sentence(s):
  • Amino acid analysis grade
  • Analysis-grade chemicals must be used.

    https://books.google.nl/books?id=OyY_6nVJn2gC&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=%22analysis+grade%22+chemicals&source=bl&ots=6KaLKEiM2c&sig=FjjlbAjR9qlyMP
    Reference: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2...
Marjolein Snippe
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Blood Glucose Analysis/Analysis of Glucose


Explanation:
Most of the non-invasive methods under development are continuous glucose monitoring methods and offer the advantage of providing additional information to the subject between the conventional finger stick, blood glucose measurements and over time periods where no finger stick measurements are available (i.e. while the subject is sleeping).


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_glucose_monitoring
curtiswindley
United States
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glucose, analytical grade; analytical grade glucose


Explanation:
These are the idiomatic terms used by English-speaking chemists.

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Google hits:
glucose, analytical grade = 6900 hits.
analytical grade glucose = 3980 hits.
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