Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
freies und gebundenes Silikonöl
English translation:
unbound and bound silicon oil
German term
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
freies und gebundenes Silikonöl
I'm assuming "free and bound silicone oil", but am having doubts - thanks in advance!
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Holly Hart
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casper (X)
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Mar 21, 2008 10:52: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "freie und gebundene Silikonöl " to "freies und gebundenes Silikonöl "
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Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, British, UK, US) 
Works in: German to English, English, English to German
unbound and bound silicon oil
English would also put the bound first and the unbound second - just because that's the most common way used to say this (forget about the German putting free first - If you say 'unbound (or free) and bound', it sounds stilted and foreign. (266,000 google hits for "bound and unbound" and 38,000 hits for 'unbound and bound')
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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-03-21 21:45:57 GMT)
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bound and unbound silicon oil
Oil droplet release upon shearing was studied in emulsion-filled gels containing oil droplets either bound or unbound to the gel matrix
Theories based on the effect of the oil content on modulus satisfactorily fitted the trend of the experimental results, both for bound and unbound droplets
library.wur.nl/WebQuery/wurpubs/362292
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/jts/2007/00000038/00000004/art00006
free and bound silicone oil
a) "free silicone oil"
b) "bound silicone oil"
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