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ca. 1% XYZ (product name) 98%ig

English translation: % purity

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German term or phrase:%ig
English translation:% purity
Entered by: Marcus Malabad

05:01 Jul 26, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / Horticulture/chemicals
German term or phrase: ca. 1% XYZ (product name) 98%ig
last one I hope in the wretched series on blossom thinning agent. In a list headed Konzentrationen (grobe Richtwerte) does it mean:
"approx 1% XYZ (product) 98% proof" What does that -ig on the end of the second % figure actually mean? "concentration" perhaps? It seems to make no sense to write 1% XYZ 98% on its own
KiwiSue
Local time: 08:50
98% concentration
Explanation:
The agent is sold at a concentration of 98%. You have to make a 1% solution.

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Note added at 2002-07-26 05:06:29 (GMT)
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i.e. 1 part agent, 99% water (probably).

translation
1% solution of XYZ (98% concentration)

I think proof is only used for spirits!

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Note added at 2002-07-26 05:06:30 (GMT)
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i.e. 1 part agent, 99% water (probably).

translation
1% solution of XYZ (98% concentration)

I think proof is only used for spirits!
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Gillian Scheibelein
Germany
Local time: 22:50
Grading comment
Thanks again for the prompt and very informative reply. It seems so obvious once you know....Had a feeling the "proof" bit was the lay person in me revealing itself :-) Now, if I can just crack the berostungsneutral (not in online dictionary) I will be able to put these apples to rest...
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598% concentration
Gillian Scheibelein
4Percent
Yoshiro Shibasaki, PhD


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
98% concentration


Explanation:
The agent is sold at a concentration of 98%. You have to make a 1% solution.

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Note added at 2002-07-26 05:06:29 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

i.e. 1 part agent, 99% water (probably).

translation
1% solution of XYZ (98% concentration)

I think proof is only used for spirits!

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Note added at 2002-07-26 05:06:30 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

i.e. 1 part agent, 99% water (probably).

translation
1% solution of XYZ (98% concentration)

I think proof is only used for spirits!

Gillian Scheibelein
Germany
Local time: 22:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 438
Grading comment
Thanks again for the prompt and very informative reply. It seems so obvious once you know....Had a feeling the "proof" bit was the lay person in me revealing itself :-) Now, if I can just crack the berostungsneutral (not in online dictionary) I will be able to put these apples to rest...
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Percent


Explanation:
"-ig" is the suffix to make an adjective.
So, %ig is "prozentig". In English, both noun and adjective are "percent".

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Note added at 2002-07-26 05:27:48 (GMT) Post-grading
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Here \"98%ig\" indicates purity of the XYZ.
\"1% solution of 98% XYZ\"
or \"1% solution of XYZ (98% in purity)\"

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Note added at 2002-07-26 09:29:49 (GMT) Post-grading
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Here \"98%ig\" indicates purity of the XYZ.
\"1% solution of 98% XYZ\"
or \"1% solution of XYZ (98% in purity)\"

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Note added at 2002-07-26 15:03:38 (GMT) Post-grading
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98% is NOT the \"concentration\" but the \"purity\" of the substance XYZ. 1% is the concentration of the solution. You must not mix up \"concentration\" and \"purity\".

Gillian has just guessed the \"ig\" part and not given any concrete answer to the real meaning of it. It is a suffix \"-ig\" which makes an adjective form of \"percent.\" Thus it means \"98% purity of XYZ is dissolved to make 1% solution\" and conventionally it is expressed as \"1% solution of 98% XYZ.\"

Yoshiro Shibasaki, PhD
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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