Mar 23, 2005 18:37
20 yrs ago
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Italian term

Amido di mais

Non-PRO Italian to English Medical Medical (general) antidepressants
one of the ingredients in a drug capsule.

amido is amide... but what is "mais" then? corn amide?...never heard ot it...
Proposed translations (English)
5 +8 corn starch
4 +1 maize starch

Proposed translations

+8
4 mins
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corn starch

most common translation

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-03-23 18:42:20 GMT)
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Amido is starch, not amide (certainly not in this context),it is a very common pharmaceutical excipient/filler.

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-03-23 18:45:19 GMT)
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Amido is starch, not amide (certainly not in this context),it is a very common pharmaceutical excipient/filler.

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Note added at 10 mins (2005-03-23 18:47:13 GMT)
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Amido is starch, not amide (certainly not in this context),it is a very common pharmaceutical excipient/filler.
Peer comment(s):

agree Rachel Fell
5 mins
agree Michele Fauble
11 mins
agree Grace Anderson
22 mins
agree sktrans
37 mins
agree Marie-Hélène Hayles
2 hrs
agree silvia b (X)
5 hrs
agree Liliana Roman-Hamilton : or also cornstarch
11 hrs
agree Katharine Prucha : cornstarch
12 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you, Alexander!"
+1
5 mins

maize starch

Pharmaceutical Excipients: Starch, Pregelatinized -
... Moisture content: pregelatinized maize starch is hygroscopic.14,18,19 See ...
Drug Dev Ind Pharm 1978; 4: 345–372. Mattson S, Nyström C. Evaluation of ...
Peer comment(s):

agree Anna Nicosia
1 hr
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