Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

Diastaat

English translation:

Plant for diastatic products

Added to glossary by Peter Moor
Jun 18, 2011 03:51
12 yrs ago
Dutch term

Diastaat

Dutch to English Science Environment & Ecology
Not sure if this is a typo, since I have a hard time finding any type of explanation for the word. I believe it should have a meaning close to "company management" or something similar. Here is the sentence:

De Diastaat dient, alvorens opdracht te geven voor het onderzoek, een plan van aanpak met betrekking tot dit onderzoek aan de Milieudienst te overleggen.
Proposed translations (English)
2 +1 Plant for diastatic products

Discussion

Monique van Brandenburg Jun 18, 2011:
Could it be the name of a company? http://www.vriendenoostvlietpolder.nl/24042007.html
Ronald van Riet Jun 18, 2011:
"Diastaat" is definitely no Dutch word and I can't think of any single typo that could turn it into a proper word. Is the source a fax or other scanned document? Even then, the closest I can think of with a meaning of "management" would be "directie".

Proposed translations

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Plant for diastatic products


Ontwerp milieuvergunning Fabriek van Diastatische producten........
Immissieconcentratie fijn stof bij de Diastaat: achtergrondconcentratie + verkeersbijdrage + bijdrage Fabriek van Diatstatische Producten; tussen haakjes zijn de achtergrondconcentratie resp. de overschrijdingen als gevolg van de achtergrondconcentratie vermeld. Berekening is uitgevoerd volgens CAR-II.

gemeenteraad.leiden.nl/nc/besluiten/bis/actie/file/datum/.../7fc4620d/
Peer comment(s):

agree Neil Cross : See my reference comment.
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Reference comments

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Reference:

Diastaat...

...would indeed seem to refer to a plant for the manufacture of diastatic products, specifically one particular factory in Leyden for the production of diastatic malt. My guess would be that the "Diastaat" is a local nickname for the factory:

"En dan staat er nog de Diastaat. Iedereen is het er over eens dat zo'n bedrijf niet bij een woonwijk thuishoort. Maar ja, de Diastatische Fabriek was er eerder."
http://www.wijkraadstevenshof.nl/index.php?option=com_docman...

"Diastatische Producten is a manufacturer of Maltextract and Maltextract Powder. These products are used as an ingredient in both the Food and Pharmaceutical Industry."
"At our plant in Leiden we produce several different types of maltextract, as well as maltextractpowders."
http://www.diasta.com/products.htm
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Josephine Isaacs (X) : Yes, it looks like that is the local name for Diastatische Producten. You could translate it as: Diastaat, a plant for diastatic products , ...
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