matrices acuosas

English translation: aqueous matrices

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Spanish term or phrase:	matrices acuosas
English translation:	aqueous matrices
Entered by:	Jacob Z. (X)

09:29 May 13, 2015

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Science - Environment & Ecology / Liquid Chromotography

Spanish term or phrase: matrices acuosas

SPAIN. There are several entries in the glossaries for "matriz/matrices", but none of them help me understand this specific use of "matrices". Normally I'd expect it to mean something like "aqueous solutions" or "water samples"...

"• Análisis de Aniones (F-, Cl-, NO2-, Br-, NO3-, PO43-, SO42-) en matrices acuosas"

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aqueous matrices

Explanation:
According to the search below it seems like matrix/matrices is the term used in English for chromotography (assuming that is the subject involved here based on your other question):

http://www.google.com/search?q=chromatography aqueous matrix...

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Jacob Z. (X)
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Local time: 13:15

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Thanks everyone for contributing :-)
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aqueous matrices

Jacob Z. (X)

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in aqueous solutions

Neil Ashby

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in aqueous solutions

Explanation:
I think it's just a convoluted way of saying it..... as you yourself guessed. But I wouldn't use "water samples"

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It is strange, but a solution can simply be considered as a matrix (the dissolved material contained within a matrix of highly mobile solvent molecules, i.e. water molecules if an aq. soln.).

Unless they're doing high-spec protein analysis it's almost certainly aq. solns.

Neil Ashby
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Asker: Cheers. It's mainly water samples that this organisation analyses. I'm still baffled by this use of "matrices" though,which doesn't seem to correspond to any of the definitions in my DRAE.

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peer agreement (net): +2

aqueous matrices

Jacob Z. (X)
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Local time: 13:15
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Native speaker of: English
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Thanks everyone for contributing :-)

Notes to answerer

Asker: I thought I'd googled this earlier and got very few hits. This now looks convincing. Thanks JC :)

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