目筛上物

English translation: overtails

19:07 Jul 29, 2019
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
Chinese term or phrase: 目筛上物
Hello,

I am translating a purchase specification for a chemical product, and I need help with the translation of "目筛上物".

It is in the table about the characteristics of the chemical.

Thank you for your help!
Egmont Schröder
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Local time: 05:07
English translation:overtails
Explanation:
It should be read separately "xx目" 筛上物.

筛上物 means what's left on the sieve after sieving.

目 means "mesh", it could be 50, 100, 200....depending on the sieve
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Frank Zou
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4 +2overtails
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2sieve / mesh
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sieve / mesh


Explanation:
Background material:

The second Chinese character 筛 may mean a screen.

网状物 is a mesh.

I hope this helps.

When choosing between mesh, screen and sieve the English scientific literature prefers the words sieve and mesh as can been seen from: https://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q="(mesh OR sieve) * ch...

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overtails


Explanation:
It should be read separately "xx目" 筛上物.

筛上物 means what's left on the sieve after sieving.

目 means "mesh", it could be 50, 100, 200....depending on the sieve

Frank Zou
China
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