inerter

French translation: rendre inerte

02:17 Jun 1, 2006
French language (monolingual) [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
French term or phrase: inerter
Le FTIR, la CPG et l’hygromètre sont disposés en série, un panneau d’introduction de gaz permet d’inerter à l’hélium l’ensemble du circuit gazeux, de faire le vide dans celui-ci, et d’introduire le gaz à doser à une pression (pression atmosphérique) et à un débit (200 cc) constants.

Is "inerter" a real verb???
Laura Miller
United States
Local time: 18:18
Selected answer:rendre inerte
Explanation:
"inerter" sound rather "Franglish" to me,and I cannot find it as w verb in LaRousse or anywhere else.
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swisstell
Italy
Local time: 00:18
Grading comment
Thanks SwissTell, I got it.
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rendre inerte


Explanation:
"inerter" sound rather "Franglish" to me,and I cannot find it as w verb in LaRousse or anywhere else.

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 00:18
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks SwissTell, I got it.
Notes to answerer
Asker: That would make sense, but helium is already an inert gas, so what is being made inert?

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