Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
2σθενής=δισθενής
English translation:
bivalent
Added to glossary by
Philip Lees
Jul 7, 2010 11:30
13 yrs ago
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Greek term
2σθενής
Greek to English
Medical
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Δεν έχει ακόμη διευκρινισθεί ο τρόπος απορρόφησης του Fe και πιο συγκεκριμένα αν προσλαμβάνεται ως 2σθενής ή ως 3σθενής.
What do those abbreviations mean?
What do those abbreviations mean?
Proposed translations
(English)
5 +3 | bivalent | Vassiliki Chatzikou |
5 | divalent, bivalent (older form) | Anna Spanoudaki-Thurm |
4 | ferrous (iron) | Spiros Doikas |
4 | iron(II) | Nick Lingris |
Proposed translations
+3
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bivalent
2σθενής = δισθενής
3σθενής = τρισθενής (translation: trivalent)
3σθενής = τρισθενής (translation: trivalent)
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Comment: "I think bivalent/trivalent fits the context best in this case. Thanks for the help."
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iron(II)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron
The iron compounds produced on the largest scale in industry are iron(II) sulfate (FeSO4·7H2O) and iron(III) chloride (FeCl3).
"as iron(II) or iron(III)"
http://www.google.co.uk/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1B...
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Note added at 25 mins (2010-07-07 11:56:11 GMT)
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Εδώ (και αλλού βέβαια) και με ++ / +++ (Fe++ / Fe+++)
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_greek/medical:_instrume...
The iron compounds produced on the largest scale in industry are iron(II) sulfate (FeSO4·7H2O) and iron(III) chloride (FeCl3).
"as iron(II) or iron(III)"
http://www.google.co.uk/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1B...
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Note added at 25 mins (2010-07-07 11:56:11 GMT)
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Εδώ (και αλλού βέβαια) και με ++ / +++ (Fe++ / Fe+++)
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_greek/medical:_instrume...
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divalent, bivalent (older form)
δισθενής
(τρισθενής = trivalent)
Having a valence 2 (3).
For explanation of valence:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valence_(chemistry)
(τρισθενής = trivalent)
Having a valence 2 (3).
For explanation of valence:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valence_(chemistry)
Reference comments
25 mins
Reference:
ferrous, ferric, bivalent, trivalent, iron(II), iron(III)
Ferrous, in chemical science, indicates a bivalent iron compound (+2 oxidation state), as opposed to ferric, which indicates a trivalent iron compound (+3 ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrous
Iron forms compounds mainly in the +2 and +3 oxidation states. Traditionally, iron(II) compounds are called ferrous, and iron(III) compounds ferric. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrous
Iron forms compounds mainly in the +2 and +3 oxidation states. Traditionally, iron(II) compounds are called ferrous, and iron(III) compounds ferric. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron
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