Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

acqua fontis

English translation:

-> aqua fontis (lat.) -> spring water (-> tap water?)

Added to glossary by luskie
May 22, 2010 09:55
13 yrs ago
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Italian term

acqua fontis

Italian to English Science Medical: Pharmaceuticals topical antiseptics
This is from a paper (full of typos) regarding the activity of two well known topical antiseptics.

"XXX e coll., ha infatti segnalato che la YYY al 4 % comporta una riduzione dei rotavirus sulle dita dei volontari paria quella data dall'acqua fontis ; successivamente ZZZ et al. hanno riferito che la YYY, associata ad un ammonito quaternario, ha eliminato uno dei due virus lipofili sottoposti alla loro attività, mentre è risultata inefficace contro due virus non lipofili."

I've found a few hits for "acqua santis" in google, but none in this context.

Because the paper has a whole slew of typos (see also above), I wonder if anyone knows this product and what kind of activity it has.
Also, if it is a typo, can anyone suggest the correct spelling?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +6 spring water
Change log

May 27, 2010 19:36: luskie Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

+6
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spring water

as simple as that :)

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Pharmaceutical Latin Abbreviations - [ Traduci questa pagina ]
aqua fervens (entis), warm or hot water. Aq. flue. : aqua fluvialis, river water . Aq. font. : aqua fontana; or aqua fontis, spring water. Aq. gel. ...
www.herbdatanz.com/pharmaceutical_latin_abbreviations.htm - Copia cache
Medical Lexicon - Risultati da Google Libri
Robley Dunglison - 1839 - Medical - 821 pagine
A. is in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. The chief spring contains ... Gohm. Aqua communis. Common water. Aa. Font. Aqua fontis. Spring water. An. Bull. ...
books.google.it/books?id=YPUGAAAAcAAJ...
Dictionary of pharmacy - Risultati da Google Libri
Dennis B. Worthen - 2004 - Medical - 528 pagine
... before noon ampul ampulla ampoule, ampule, ampul aq aqua water bull aqua ... hot water font aqua fontis spring water frig aqua frigida cold water aq pur ...
books.google.it/books?isbn=0789023288...
aqua: dictionary definitions for aqua | Wordnik - [ Traduci questa pagina ]
Aqua: noun Water. ... Aqua dolce sauce. See sauce. Aqua fontis in pharmacy, spring water. Aqua pura in pharmacy, pure water (distilled water). ...
www.wordnik.com/words/aqua/definitions - Copia cache
Appendix III. A List Of Latin Phrases Commonly Used In The Writing ... - [ Traduci questa pagina ]
21 Feb 2010 ... Aqua fervens. hot water. Aq. fluv. Aqua fluviatilis. river water. Aq. font. Aqua fontis. spring water. Aq. pluv. Aqua pluvialis. rain water. ...
chestofbooks.com/.../Appendix-III-A-List-Of-Latin-Phrases-Commonly-Used -In-The-W.html - Copia cache - Simili
Peer comment(s):

agree liz askew : Ha ha.../you are right!!
2 mins
era l'unica parola scritta bene :))
agree Anthony Green : yes, and here it may well simply be tap water!!
18 mins
most likely... what they say is that they have used not common but spring water, but who knows...
agree Shera Lyn Parpia
38 mins
agree Lorraine Buckley (X)
49 mins
agree Alfredo Tutino : it's Latin, by the way...
1 hr
yep, or at least it should have been... if they had managed to write it correctly :)
agree texjax DDS PhD : Sospetto che intendessero dire "acqua fresca" (nelle universita' ci sono molti poeti mancati...)
11 hrs
quanto è vero!! e vuoi mettere acqua di fonte con acqua di rubinetto? :))
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