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afspændingsmiddel

English translation: rinse aid

12:27 Jul 14, 2010
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research
Danish term or phrase: afspændingsmiddel
X afspændingsmiddel virker i rensecyklussen på at fjerne aflejringer af mad og opvaskemiddel.

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Local time: 08:02
English translation:rinse aid
Explanation:
L&H teknisk ordbog

(til opvaksemaskine)

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Note added at 9 mins (2010-07-14 12:36:50 GMT)
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http://home.howstuffworks.com/dishwasher2.htm

Use a rinse aid to avoid spots and help your dishes dry more quickly.
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 14:02
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3 +2rinse aid
Christine Andersen
4surfactant
Sven Petersson


  

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rinse aid


Explanation:
L&H teknisk ordbog

(til opvaksemaskine)

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 9 mins (2010-07-14 12:36:50 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

http://home.howstuffworks.com/dishwasher2.htm

Use a rinse aid to avoid spots and help your dishes dry more quickly.

Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 14:02
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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agree  Christopher Schröder
21 mins
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agree  Brian Young: this is the most commonly used term. It may also be a surfactant, or wetting agent, but I have never heard that term used in other than technical literature. Wetting agents are used in many applications, even in anti-freeze solutions for your car.
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surfactant


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:o)

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 14:02
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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