active ingredient in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for active ingredient in the English»French Dictionary

active ingredient N

active ingredient

principe m actif

Translations for active ingredient in the English»French Dictionary

ingredient [Brit ɪnˈɡriːdɪənt, Am ɪnˈɡridiənt] N

1. ingredient FOOD:

ingredient

ingrédient m

2. ingredient fig:

ingredient

élément m (of de)

active [Brit ˈaktɪv, Am ˈæktɪv] ADJ

1. active (gen):

active person, life, mind, member, resistance

actif/-ive

active campaign

énergique

active debate

animé

active volcano

en activité

to be active in party, organization

être un membre actif de

to be active in doing

s'employer (activement) à faire

to play an active role or part in sth

jouer un rôle actif dans qc

to take an active interest in sth

s'intéresser activement à qc

2. active MIL:

active unit

actif/-ive

3. active LING:

active voice, verb

actif/-ive

4. active FIN:

active trading, dealing

actif/-ive

5. active COMPUT:

active file, window

actif/-ive

6. active LAW:

active law

en vigueur

active ingredient in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for active ingredient in the English»French Dictionary

ingredient [ɪnˈgri:dɪənt] N

1. ingredient (food item in recipe):

ingredient

ingrédient m

2. ingredient (component):

ingredient

composant m

active [ˈæktɪv] ADJ

active

actif(-ive)

active volcano

en activité

in the active voice

à l'actif

to be active in sth

être actif au sein de qc

to see active service

combattre

to give active consideration to sth

examiner sérieusement qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

While the active ingredient in oats appears to be water-soluble fiber, amaranth appears to lower cholesterol via its content of plant stanols and squalene.

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When a drug is a complex chemical mixture, this activity is exerted by the substance's active ingredient or pharmacophore but can be modified by the other constituents.

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Selenium dioxide is the active ingredient in some cold-blueing solutions.

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Historically, drugs were discovered through identifying the active ingredient from traditional remedies or by serendipitous discovery.

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In pharmaceutics, triethanolamine is the active ingredient of some ear drops used to treat impacted earwax.

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Bitter orange is also employed in herbal medicine as a stimulant and appetite suppressant, due to its active ingredient, synephrine.

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He discovered that emetine, the active ingredient of the ancient emetic ipecacuanha, is an amoebicide and therefore effective against amoebic dysentery.

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It is formulated as impregnated material in smoke generators containing 14 to 15% active ingredient.

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The only active ingredient in this over-the-counter drug formulation is menthol, however celadrin is mentioned on a specific brand as functional ingredient.

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The original active ingredient of antiperspirants was aluminium chloride but complaints of skin irritation led to the increased use of aluminium chlorohydrate as an alternative.

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