si riscalda su b.m.

English translation: -> bagnomaria -> bain marie -> (heated in) water bath

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Italian term or phrase:(si riscalda su) b.m.
English translation:-> bagnomaria -> bain marie -> (heated in) water bath
Entered by: luskie

13:42 Feb 16, 2009
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / Scientific Article
Italian term or phrase: si riscalda su b.m.
Saccharina. -- Grammi 1 di benziosotiazolo si sciolgono in ml 10 di acido acetico glaciale, ***si riscalda su b.m.*** e si aggiungono poco alla volta ml 5 di acqua ossigenata al 30%.
Nicole Johnson
Italy
Local time: 11:56
heated in water bath
Explanation:
I think b.m. stands for bain-marie
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luskie
Local time: 11:56
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4 +6heated in water bath
luskie
4 +4is heated in a bain-marie
Laura T.


  

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heated in water bath


Explanation:
I think b.m. stands for bain-marie

luskie
Local time: 11:56
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agree  Marie-Hélène Hayles: bagnomaria, which in chemistry texts I generally translate as "water bath" although "bain marie" is also correct
19 mins
  -> yep, in italiano è bagnomaria, senza volerlo ho tradotto anche la spiegazione :))

agree  Lionel_M (X)
32 mins

agree  Pompeo Lattanzi: As an industrial chemist I frankly prefer water bath.
56 mins
  -> si, è più adatto a un contesto di laboratorio (e non di cucina)

agree  Paola66
1 hr

agree  Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
17 hrs

agree  Rosa Cabral: yep... bagno maria
1 day 11 hrs
  -> ciao Rosa, in italiano questo termine è così familiare e diffuso (per quanto riguarda le pentole di cucina, ovviamente :) che bagnomaria è ormai diventato una parola sola
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
is heated in a bain-marie


Explanation:

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Note added at 21 mins (2009-02-16 14:03:14 GMT)
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The bain marie is used mainly in chemistry and cooking, particularly candymaking, but many other industries use the bain marie to manufacture their products as well.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-bain-marie.htm

Laura T.
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Local time: 05:56
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marie-Hélène Hayles: In this context I prefer "water bath", but bain marie is also correct
17 mins
  -> Thank you!

agree  Lionel_M (X)
29 mins
  -> Thank you!

agree  Giovanni Pizzati (X): water bath? in cold water? Bain-marie is the right technical term
2 hrs
  -> Thank you!

agree  Sele
3 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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