Spanish term
Reactivos
1.1 Identificación del Material Inventariable
1.2 Justificación y Causa del Alta
1.3 Fungible y/o Reactivos
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Robert Carter
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reagents
I'm also not sure what the difference is between reactant and reagent, so MPGS might well be right.
5. REACTIVOS
Las sustancias y los materiales fungibles dependen del equipo (6) utilizado por el laboratorio. Los sistemas generalmente utilizados se basan en el analizador elemental. Este puede estar diseñado para la introducción de muestras colocadas en cápsulas metálicas herméticamente cerradas, o para la inyección de muestras líquidas a través de una membrana mediante una jeringa.
Según el tipo de instrumentación utilizado, pueden utilizarse las siguientes sustancias de referencia, reactivos y materiales fungibles:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2...
5. REAGENTS
The materials and consumables depend on the apparatus (6) used by the laboratory. The systems generally used are those based on the elementary analyser. This may be equipped to introduce samples placed in grouted metallic capsules, or to inject liquid samples via a septum using a syringe.
Depending on the type of instruments used, the following reference materials, reagents and consumables can be used
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2...
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From this reference, it seems fairly clear that your term relates to chemicals or laboratory materials:
GESTIÓN DE REACTIVOS, MATERIAL INVENTARIABLE Y OTROS MATERIALES
Sociedad Andaluza de Análisis Clínicos (S.A.N.A.C.) Protocolos Decreto Autorización de laboratorios
Documento : Gestión de reactivos, material inventariable y otros materiales
Fase : 0
Versión : 2
Autores: Ma Luisa Hortas Nieto; Cristóbal Aguilera Gámiz
INDICE
0 Introducción
1 Objeto y campo de aplicación 2 Variables
3 Material inventariable.
3.1 Adquisición de equipos
3.2 Inventario
3.3. Manuales de mantenimiento. Registros de mantenimientos.
4 Material fungible. Registro de control de stocks
http://www.sanac.org/images/site/Documentos/ProcedimientosPr...
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kittilina
: Yes, as this refers to inventory it will be reagents.
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Thanks, kittilina.
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AllegroTrans
: Agree - not a business term, esp. now we know the company does something in the medical field
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Thanks, Chris.
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Giovanni Rengifo
: This is the first thing that sprang to mind. It also goes well with "expendables and/or reagents" in the heading./Now that you mention it, I'm not sure about the difference between "expandable" and "consumable".
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Thanks, Giovanni. I believe the EU document refers to "fungibles" as "consumables".//"Expendable" denotes that the thing is not essential, whereas consumable denotes that it gets used up and is usually essential to the process, e.g., fuel in an engine.
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María Perales
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Thanks, María.
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neilmac
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Thanks, Neil.
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reactants
HTH
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Thank you, spanruss.
I think it all depends on what is in the stock take
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To AllegroTrans Re discussion box
IMHO,not knowing the kind of chemical reactions of that company one can't tell whether it's a matter or reactants of reagents or both
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AllegroTrans
: Please see my discussion box entry reactant vs reagent
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Thank you, AllegroTrans :-)
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Giovanni Rengifo
: I don't think it's "reactants" they're referring to here.
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Thank you, Giovanni :-)
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reagent: A substance used in a chemical reaction to detect, measure, examine, or produce other substances.
-Servicio mantenimiento y/o electromedicina y/o informática
-Aconseja aceptar su entrada en el hospital
So I would say this is a generic form used by the Inventory Unit of a Hospital