Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
atmosphère d'hygrométrie saturante
English translation:
Relative humidity of 100%
French term
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atmosphère d'hygrométrie saturante ;
The above is a step in tests on growth regulators for poinsettias... what is the best translation of atmosphère d'hygrométrie saturante?
TIA
| 4 +3 | Relative humidity of 100% |
DLyons
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| 5 +1 | Saturated vapor pressure |
nnaemeka Odimegwu
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| 3 +2 | water-saturated atmosphere |
Marco Solinas
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| 3 | water-saturated air |
EvaVer (X)
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PRO (3): philgoddard, DLyons, Tony M
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Proposed translations
Relative humidity of 100%
Accurate, professional translations
Native in: English 
, Italian
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
water-saturated atmosphere
This reference describes a procedure similar to that in the Asker's context:
http://www.springerprotocols.com/Abstract/doi/10.1385/0-8960...
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philgoddard
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B D Finch
: OK, agree about "water-saturated atmosphere", but not about "relative humidity above 100%". Growing plants under the pressure that would produce >100% humidity is unlikely. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_humidity
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Thank you. A search for "water-saturated atmosphere" gets 477,000 hits: sounds natural enough to me. And, of course, relative humidity can exceed 100%: http://www.learningace.com/doc/499168/77a1e4b4566401cb40b54f... for example.
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water-saturated air
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B D Finch
: Yes to your explanation, but your suggested translation doesn't seem a natural way of expressing it in English, certainly not in a technical context.
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Nigeria
original translations
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French
Saturated vapor pressure
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/kinetic/vappre.html#c1
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/kinetic/relhum.html
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