alkali base

Spanish translation: base

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English term or phrase:alkali base
Spanish translation:base
Entered by: Neil Ashby

19:28 Jan 17, 2018
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Science - Genetics / nucleic acid amplification
English term or phrase: alkali base
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"To set the starting pH of the fluid an alkali base, such as NaOH, LiOH or KOH, is added to the fluid. The concentration of the alkali base is designed to set the pH of the combined solution between 6 and 9, more preferably between 7 and 8.8, most preferably between 8 and 8.6, these pH ranges being desirable for certain enzymes to operate"

Y esto lo traduciría directamente como "base alcalina" pero si busco alkali me sale que en sí mismo se puede traducir como "base" y me he quedado un poco desconcertada...
Gracias!
Lorrainita
Local time: 15:54
base
Explanation:
"alkali base" is a tautology, and neither has anything to do with solubility in water.
Simply "base" will suffice.

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Note added at 13 mins (2018-01-17 19:41:38 GMT)
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You cannot have either an acidic or neutral base (they don't exist), all bases are alkali so the expression "alkali base" is an unnecessary repetition of synonyms.
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Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 15:54
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4 +3base
Neil Ashby
5álcali
Marissa Aguayo Gavilano
4 +1base
Veronica Allievi


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
álcali


Explanation:
Es una base soluble en agua.

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Note added at 6 mins (2018-01-17 19:34:50 GMT)
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Puedes también usar simplemente base, pero la diferencia es que los álcalis son bases solubles en agua.

Marissa Aguayo Gavilano
Peru
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
base


Explanation:
"alkali base" is a tautology, and neither has anything to do with solubility in water.
Simply "base" will suffice.

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Note added at 13 mins (2018-01-17 19:41:38 GMT)
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You cannot have either an acidic or neutral base (they don't exist), all bases are alkali so the expression "alkali base" is an unnecessary repetition of synonyms.

Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 15:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  abe(L)solano
14 hrs
  -> Thanks Abel

agree  Alvaro Aliaga
17 hrs
  -> Much appreciated Floss!

agree  Abel Morales Estrada: Así es. La clasificación de las sustancias de acuerdo a su pH son bases o ácidos; o dicho de otra manera, álkalis (pH>7) y ácidos (pH<7)
2 days 11 hrs
  -> Muy amable Amebosert, gracias.
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
base


Explanation:
La confusión surge de que lo "básico" es alcalino, o sea que "base" es una sustancia alcalina.

Veronica Allievi
Local time: 11:54
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

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agree  MelisaRey
23 mins
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