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água miliquê

English translation: mili-q water

13:49 Jul 31, 2014
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Medical: Instruments
Portuguese term or phrase: água miliquê
Context: Actually there is no context. This term was on a list of items
to be purchased for a company manufacturing coronary stents.
Neal Allen
United States
Local time: 13:20
English translation:mili-q water
Explanation:
It's probably Milli-Q®, it's, in fact, a brand of deionized water, but due to metonymy it's used to refer to that type of water.
https://pt.vwr.com/app/catalog/Product?article_number=171-02...
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Mari Melo
Local time: 17:20
Grading comment
Thank you, Maria
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2mili-q water
Mari Melo
3 +3Milli-Q water
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
mili-q water


Explanation:
It's probably Milli-Q®, it's, in fact, a brand of deionized water, but due to metonymy it's used to refer to that type of water.
https://pt.vwr.com/app/catalog/Product?article_number=171-02...


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milli-Q
    Reference: http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milli-Q
Mari Melo
Local time: 17:20
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you, Maria

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira: Dois ll.
24 mins
  -> Yes, sorry about the typo.
agree  Claudio Mazotti
56 mins
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Milli-Q water


Explanation:
http://www.emdmillipore.com/US/en/products/water-purificatio...


T o b i a s
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
23 mins
agree  Claudio Mazotti
55 mins
agree  Mario Freitas:
1 hr
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