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arnidon de maïs

English translation: corn starch

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French term or phrase:arnidon de maïs
English translation:corn starch
Entered by: FR Traductrice

00:59 Jul 5, 2006
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Medical: Instruments / medical equipments
French term or phrase: arnidon de maïs
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FR Traductrice
Local time: 12:00
corn starch
Explanation:
should be amidon.
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sarahl (X)
Local time: 09:00
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Summary of answers provided
4 +16corn starch
sarahl (X)
4 +1cornstarch
sporran
4maize starch
Bourth (X)


  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +16
corn starch


Explanation:
should be amidon.

sarahl (X)
Local time: 09:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 6
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin: AMIDON = CORN STARCH (2 WDS)
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agree  sujata
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agree  Rachel Fell
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agree  Jocelyne S
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agree  Tony M
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agree  sporran: didn't see yours when I posted:-)
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agree  PB Trans
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cornstarch


Explanation:
typo for amidon...:-)


    Reference: http://www.anselleurope.com/medical/index.cfm?page=manu_ppf_...
sporran
France
Local time: 18:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

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agree  zaphod
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
maize starch


Explanation:
Apart from any US/UK difference between corn and maize when it comes to foodstuffs, as well as any complications re. dietary requirements, it appears a number of sites refer to the powder used on surgical gloves as "maize starch".

Maize starch Starch extracted from the various species of the genus Zea mays Linnaeus. The accepted synonym is corn starch.
http://www.cerestar.com/index.php?id=437

yes, Modified maize starch, Fine for wheat free cooking ...
www.wheat-free.org/m.html

Maize starch is used as a raw material in the production of numerous food additives such as glucose syrup (corn syrup), corn sugar (glucose or dextrose), ...
www.gmo-compass.org/eng/grocery_shopping/ crops/18.genetically_modified_maize_eu.html

And above all:

Maize starch is widely used as a glove lubricant, and the belief is commonly held that it is respons...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve& db=PubMed&list_uids=2637003&dopt=Abstract

It is well known that maize starch glove powder implanted in the peritoneum of man or animals may give rise to a clinically important foreign body reaction ...
www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=477539

Sterilizable maize starch is primarily used as a lubricant for examination and surgeons’ gloves although because of safety concerns unlubricated gloves are ...
www.medicinescomplete.com/ mc/excipients/2006/1000308475.htm

Contamination of surgical wounds with the starch glove powder used by ... Note that corn starch is also known as maize starch and that tapioca starch is ...
www.medicinescomplete.com/ mc/excipients/2006/1000308278.htm

Anaphylaxis to maize starch glove powder has been described in 2 nurses. The authors suspected that cornstarch was the responsible allergen.15 Other adverse ...
allergyadvisor.com/Educational/March04.htm


Bourth (X)
Local time: 18:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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