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Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-11-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nascent
1, record 1, English, nascent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Newly freed or "new-born," a term applied to a gas newly released from a compound, such as nascent hydrogen. 2, record 1, English, - nascent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- à l'état naissant
1, record 1, French, %C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9tat%20naissant
correct, adjective phrase
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Corps, élément à l'état naissant. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9tat%20naissant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-11-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Chronology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- radioactive element
1, record 2, English, radioactive%20element
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Applied to certain unstable atoms, the nuclei of which spontaneously disintegrate emitting particles and rays, eventually reverting through a series of such emissions into an atom having a stable nucleus and a different atomic number. 2, record 2, English, - radioactive%20element
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Radioactive elements include radium, uranium, and a number of newly discovered, short-lived elements (as californium, berkelium, etc.). 3, record 2, English, - radioactive%20element
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Chronologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- élément radioactif
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20radioactif
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Beaucoup [de] roches contiennent d'infimes quantités des éléments dits radioactifs (uranium et thorium) qui, on le sait, sont instables et se désintègrent lentement selon un processus qui, au bout de milliards d'années, donne un produit final analogue au plomb ordinaire. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20radioactif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geoquímica
- Cronología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- elemento radiactivo
1, record 2, Spanish, elemento%20radiactivo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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