Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
modersyran
English translation:
parent acid
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
Oct 28, 2009 06:13
14 yrs ago
Swedish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
modersyran
Swedish to English
Science
Agriculture
herbicide
Hydrolyseras snabbt i mark och vatten (med en halveringstid på mindre än 1 dag) till
**modersyran,** vilken i sin tur undergår vidare nedbrytning.
TIA
**modersyran,** vilken i sin tur undergår vidare nedbrytning.
TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +2 | parent acid |
Cetra Hastings
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Proposed translations
+2
2 hrs
Cetra Hastings
Native in English
Works in field
On line, on time, quality assured
Native in: English
Works in: Norwegian to English, Swedish to English, Danish to English
Related KudoZ points
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3
Selected
parent acid
AS it doesn't appear to be a "proper' name, extrapolate from mother acid - no hits to parent acid. There are hits for "parent" fatty acid on google
Example sentence:
Each of these families has a “parent” fatty acid, also known as the essential fatty ... Linoleic acid (LA) - the parent fatty acid in the Omega 6 family.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Michele Fauble
17 mins
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| agree |
Ulf Norlinger
: "Parent" generally translated to "Moder" in SWE.
4 hrs
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
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