en base

English translation: as free base

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French term or phrase:en base
English translation:as free base
Entered by: Will Volny

18:59 Sep 25, 2018
French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / Pharmaceutical production
French term or phrase: en base
Dosage (en base). 86.0% a 92.0%
the phrase comes up often, when involving assay values given in percentage. I should be able to figure this out, but I'm stumped.
Will Volny
United States
Local time: 17:12
as free base
Explanation:
This means that it is being assayed in the form of the free base, not as a salt. Base > free base in this context.
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Karen Tkaczyk
United States
Local time: 16:12
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Thank you again for your help.
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5 +1as free base
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as free base


Explanation:
This means that it is being assayed in the form of the free base, not as a salt. Base > free base in this context.

Karen Tkaczyk
United States
Local time: 16:12
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 326
Grading comment
Thank you again for your help.

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