Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
iron sulfate
Indonesian translation:
besi sulfat
Added to glossary by
Ryszard Matuszewski
Jun 29, 2004 17:53
19 yrs ago
English term
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iron sulfate
English to Indonesian
Science
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
Do you simply say "besi sulfat" , "tembaga sulfat" or maybe in case of chemical compounds there are some Greek-Latin terms like "fero sulfat" etc?
Proposed translations
(Indonesian)
| 5 +1 | Besi sulfat |
Anthony Indra
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| 4 | sulfat besi |
Bettina David
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Proposed translations
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Anthony Indra
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Besi sulfat
That's it.
It's used since my high school until graduate degree.
It's used since my high school until graduate degree.
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Comment: "Thank you all. While googling, I've found quite a lot of "sulfat besi", though :)"
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Bettina David
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sulfat besi
in English, the qualifiers come before the noun they qualify. In Indonesian, it's the reverse, the qualifiers follow the noun they modify.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Abdul Karim
: definitely
7 mins
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| disagree |
Anthony Indra
: Sorry, NO!! For chemistry, the rule is the same!
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thanks Anthony, just learned about this exception!
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