Jun 28, 2012 12:55
11 yrs ago
Spanish term

Vencidita

Spanish to English Science Medical: Pharmaceuticals Lab Materials
SPAIN. Supposedly a type of solvent. Client says "Vencidita" exists and is spelt correctly. However, I take it with a pinch of salt and can't find it anywhere except in the document they have "lifted" the list from:
"Disolventes
Se reúnen con este término múltiples sustancias. Prácticamente en todas las
actividades industriales están presentes. Es también conocido su efecto mutágeno con poder
cancerígeno, que se suma al efecto que puedan producir en el embarazo
Algunos de los más mutagénicos son:
􀂃 Benceno.
􀂃 Vencidita.
􀂃 Biscloroetinilnitrosourea.
􀂃 Cloruro de vinilo.
􀂃 Dibromuro de etileno.
... etc."
(Taken from http://www.zerbitzu-orokorrak.ehu.es/p258-shprevct/es/conten...
Proposed translations (English)
3 benzidine
4 benzidine

Discussion

Dr. Jason Faulkner Jun 28, 2012:
LOL!
Charles Davis Jun 28, 2012:
A la tercerita va la vencidita.

Proposed translations

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benzidine

Bencidina

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Note added at 29 mins (2012-06-28 13:25:29 GMT)
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You could always offer to drink it if he buys it :-)

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Note added at 35 mins (2012-06-28 13:30:47 GMT)
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More seriously, what class of chemicals does he think "-ita" represents? That's a suffix normally reserved for minerals.
Note from asker:
Already suggested this to client, who still insists that "Vendicita" exists. I bet it turns out to be benzidine in the end...
Sod it. It must be a typo (vencidina gets 200+ hits, and the B vs V confusion is typical) so I'm going for this anyway. Cheers.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I used this anyway, included a note saying if they want to change it to something else, I'd translate it if they sent me the chemical formula for it. I don't think they'll get back to me somehow, Thanks everyone for helping out (and Charles for the chuckle)."
6 mins

benzidine

typo for bencidina?
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