Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
% mas
English translation:
percent or % by mass
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Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
Jan 24, 2011 13:13
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German term
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German to English chemistry translations
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% mas
German to English
Science
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
units
This term appears as a unit, for example "Alkoholgehalt (% mas)" in a table or in text "25 Liter Reinigungsalkohol (62 % mas)". The document is a process validation report for a pharmaceutical process involving the filling of liquids.
Does this simply mean % by mass (% by weight) or is there a more specific explanation?
The document comes from an Austrian company in case this is relevant.
Does this simply mean % by mass (% by weight) or is there a more specific explanation?
The document comes from an Austrian company in case this is relevant.
Proposed translations
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| 5 | percent or % by mass |
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Jan 27, 2011 17:46: Zareh Darakjian Ph.D. Created KOG entry
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Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
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percent or % by mass
That's the standard usage by chemists.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2011-01-25 06:47:13 GMT)
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You will see many other renderings of this on Google... but this is the standard, even though it may be difficult to find it on Google.
I could have suggested other things (e.g. percentage by mass), but I do not want to propagate a non-standard term.
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Note added at 3 days4 hrs (2011-01-27 17:48:54 GMT) Post-grading
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Welcome, Sarah. Glad to have been of help.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2011-01-25 06:47:13 GMT)
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You will see many other renderings of this on Google... but this is the standard, even though it may be difficult to find it on Google.
I could have suggested other things (e.g. percentage by mass), but I do not want to propagate a non-standard term.
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Note added at 3 days4 hrs (2011-01-27 17:48:54 GMT) Post-grading
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Welcome, Sarah. Glad to have been of help.
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for the explanation. I'm only awarding 2 points as Anne/Rose got there first in the discussion panel :-)"
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