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absorción de fondo

English translation: background absorption

12:38 Aug 7, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / Farmacopeia of Mexico (chromatography)
Spanish term or phrase: absorción de fondo
Procedimiento. Registrar en el instrumento la absorción de
fondo seleccionando el número de barridos adecuado, para
muestras en pastilla de KBr, nujol o película la absorción de
fondo corresponde al aire, para muestras en solución registrar
la absorción de fondo correspondiente al aire más la celda que
contiene el disolvente
Neil Forrest
Mexico
Local time: 20:44
English translation:background absorption
Explanation:
Not really sure given the limited context.
You can check this and see if it fits...
https://books.google.es/books?id=HbBlyvlRgwkC&pg=PA312&lpg=P...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2019-08-07 15:42:21 GMT)
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Yes, Neil. If you read the link above it talks about atomic absorption spectrometry.
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Chema Nieto Castañón
Spain
Local time: 04:44
Grading comment
Thhank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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2 +3background absorption
Chema Nieto Castañón


  

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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
background absorption


Explanation:
Not really sure given the limited context.
You can check this and see if it fits...
https://books.google.es/books?id=HbBlyvlRgwkC&pg=PA312&lpg=P...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2019-08-07 15:42:21 GMT)
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Yes, Neil. If you read the link above it talks about atomic absorption spectrometry.

Chema Nieto Castañón
Spain
Local time: 04:44
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thhank you
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks. Sorry, the subject matter is actually spectrometry. Don´t know if this is of any help. Your definition seems to fit within the contex.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
1 hr
  -> Thanks phil; too easy to Google also ;)
agree  Leda Roche
8 hrs
  -> Thanks Leda ;)
agree  Carlos Teran
1 day 9 hrs
  -> Gracias, Carlos ;)
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