acqua bidistillata

English translation: double-distilled water

14:34 Sep 17, 2011
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Medical (general)
Italian term or phrase: acqua bidistillata
how would you translate "acqua bidistillata" in English?

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Martina Agnes
Italy
Local time: 12:51
English translation:double-distilled water
Explanation:
It must be this

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Note added at 10 mins (2011-09-17 14:44:11 GMT)
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This company manufactures devices to produce double distilled water: http://www.stuart-equipment.com/category.asp?dsl=128&mnu=59
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Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:51
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2double-distilled water
Oliver Walter
4 +1double distilled water
Alexander Cormack (X)
4twice-distilled water
Teresa Valaer
4dual distilled water
Vincent Lemma


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
twice-distilled water


Explanation:
The suffix "bi" usually means "two" or "dual" but here I believe "twice" renders the idea more clearly.

Example sentence(s):
  • The fronds were transferred to sterile twice distilled water in. 25- X 150-mm tubes with a spatula for the experimental period and were then transferred back to
Teresa Valaer
Italy
Local time: 12:51
Native speaker of: English
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
double-distilled water


Explanation:
It must be this

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Note added at 10 mins (2011-09-17 14:44:11 GMT)
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This company manufactures devices to produce double distilled water: http://www.stuart-equipment.com/category.asp?dsl=128&mnu=59


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purified_water
Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:51
Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teresa Valaer
35 mins

agree  Marie-Hélène Hayles
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
double distilled water


Explanation:
Where exceptionally high purity water is required, double distilled water is used.

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/italian_to_english/medical_general...

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Note added at 12 mins (2011-09-17 14:46:18 GMT)
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HHmm... wrong link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distilled_water

Alexander Cormack (X)
Italy
Local time: 12:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 104

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joseph Tein: Hi Alex. Your answer deserves an Agree as well!. And I see online that "bi-distilled" is also used frequently.
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dual distilled water


Explanation:
Tower type stainless steel dual distilled water machine products ...
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Tower type stainless steel dual distilled water machine, Find complete details about distilled water machine,distiller,tubular multi-efficiency distilled ...

Vincent Lemma
Italy
Local time: 12:51
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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