Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
perfluorohexyloctane
German translation:
Perfluorhexyloctan
English term
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perfluorohexyloctane
Sterile homogenous mixture of perfluorodecalin liquid and perfluorohexyloctane. Perfluordecalin ist kien Problem, aber was ist **perfluorohexyloctane**
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| 3 +5 | Perfluorhexyloctan |
Coqueiro
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| 3 +6 | Perfluorhexyloktan / Perfluorhexyloctan |
Steffen Walter
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| 4 -2 | perfluorohexyloktan |
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Non-PRO (2): Lirka, rainerc (X)
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Proposed translations
Perfluorhexyloctan
http://www.freidok.uni-freiburg.de/volltexte/5682/
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Note added at 7 Tage (2014-01-14 15:55:15 GMT) Post-grading
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Perfluorhexyloktan / Perfluorhexyloctan
http://www.dog.org/2001/abstract-german/Schafer_H.htm und
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/347/2004/00000101/...
(und weiteren wissenschaftlichen Quellen)
Auch die Schreibweise mit c ("Perfluorhexyloctan") findet sich recht häufig.
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Dr. Matthias Schauen
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Sabine Akabayov, PhD
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Edith Kelly
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Lirka
: I'd write it with a "k"
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Coqueiro
: das "k" ist m. E. veraltet
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rainerc (X)
: das "c" hat sich durchgesetzt
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perfluorohexyloktan
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Note added at 10 mins (2014-01-07 13:58:29 GMT)
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Sorry - answer should be with a capital "P"
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rainerc (X)
: ohne "o" // Not when you know where to look. Wikipedia is always a good reference to begin with. You didn't have much luck with this one! There are very capable chemists looking after WP.
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Seems to be some uncertainty on the web about with or without the "o".
Hi Rainer - I always tend to look for "official-looking" documents
before resorting to WP.
True enough :-) Good to know that WP can be reliable in some areas - THX
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Cilian O'Tuama
: It might seem trivial, but that "o" is mostly omitted in German.
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