Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
Excipiens ad pastam
English translation:
(cream) base
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Sanni Kruger (X)
Jan 27, 2016 05:58
8 yrs ago
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Latin term
Excipiens ad pastam
Latin to English
Medical
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Composition
This is from a list of excipients in a cream for the treatment of acne. It follows after preservatives, colour etc.
Does anyone know of a more precise translation than "excipients" of the above term?
Does anyone know of a more precise translation than "excipients" of the above term?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | (cream) base |
Anne Schulz
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| 3 +2 | excipient to the paste |
David Tracey, PhD
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Change log
Feb 5, 2016 10:35: Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) changed "Language pair" from "German to English" to "Latin to English"
Proposed translations
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(cream) base
The excipiens ad pastam is the substance of the paste (usually a powder-in-grease mixture) that carries the active ingredients and excipients.
Note from asker:
| Thnak you very much for our help. That was the better solution in this context. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
David Tracey, PhD
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Thank you David – with your confirmation I will push up my CL to 4 :-))
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Comment: "That was the better solution in this context."
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excipient to the paste
'Excipiens' is 'excipient' (singular). 'ad pastam' is 'to the paste':
"pasta /ˈpæstə/
noun
1.
any of several variously shaped edible preparations made from a flour and water dough, such as spaghetti
Word Origin
Italian, from Late Latin: paste"
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pasta
"pasta /ˈpæstə/
noun
1.
any of several variously shaped edible preparations made from a flour and water dough, such as spaghetti
Word Origin
Italian, from Late Latin: paste"
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pasta
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
philgoddard
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Many thanks, Phil.
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| agree |
Cilian O'Tuama
: Carbonara und Bolognese, especially good against acne
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Thank you, Cilian.
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