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phosphoramid

French translation: Phosporamide

07:05 Jun 29, 2001
English to French translations [PRO]
Science
English term or phrase: phosphoramid
a chemical.
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Local time: 12:33
French translation:Phosporamide
Explanation:
On a chemical point of vue, many chemicals can be called "something-phosphoramid".
Phosphoramid alone is theoritically a well defined chemical which is different of hexamethylphosphoramid. This latter is phosphramid where 6 hydrogens are substituted for methyl groups (CH3). Is only five where substituted it would be called pentamethylphophoramid. Not only methyl groups can come in, any other radical is theoritically possible. We could have for example
ethyl-penthyl-pentamethylphosphoramid.

However it is still possible that some commercial chemicals use a simplified name. fro example, Hexamethyl alone does not mean anything on a chemical point of vue.

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Yves Georges
France
Local time: 18:33
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Summary of answers provided
na +1Hexaméthylphosphoramide
Alain R
na +1Phosporamide
Yves Georges


  

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7 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Hexaméthylphosphoramide


Explanation:
Nom anglais dans le règlement: Hexamethyl phosphoramide
Synonymes: Hexametapol --- Phosphoric triamide, hexamethyl



    Reference: http://www.irsst.qc.ca/htmfr/Fiche/qmt680319FRA.htm
Alain R
Canada
Local time: 12:33
PRO pts in pair: 208

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DR. RICHARD BAVRY (X): the finial "e" is also retained in English..."phosphoramide"
1 day 10 hrs
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47 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Phosporamide


Explanation:
On a chemical point of vue, many chemicals can be called "something-phosphoramid".
Phosphoramid alone is theoritically a well defined chemical which is different of hexamethylphosphoramid. This latter is phosphramid where 6 hydrogens are substituted for methyl groups (CH3). Is only five where substituted it would be called pentamethylphophoramid. Not only methyl groups can come in, any other radical is theoritically possible. We could have for example
ethyl-penthyl-pentamethylphosphoramid.

However it is still possible that some commercial chemicals use a simplified name. fro example, Hexamethyl alone does not mean anything on a chemical point of vue.




    25 years of instrumentation in analytical chemistry
Yves Georges
France
Local time: 18:33
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 1459

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DR. RICHARD BAVRY (X): misclicked above, but comment holds
1 day 9 hrs
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