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gravel [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-09-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Road Construction Materials
- Concrete Preparation and Mixing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gravel
1, record 1, English, gravel
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
gold-bearing gravel 2, record 1, English, - gravel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
- Fabrication du béton
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gravier
1, record 1, French, gravier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gravier et les pierres font partie du mélange d'agrégats qui forment la base des routes pavées qui traversent notre pays. 2, record 1, French, - gravier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gravier : désignation uniformisée par le Canadien National. 3, record 1, French, - gravier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gravier : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 3, record 1, French, - gravier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
gravier aurifère 4, record 1, French, - gravier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Materiales de construcción de carreteras
- Fabricación del hormigón
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- grava
1, record 1, Spanish, grava
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agregado grueso resultante de la desintegración natural y la abrasión de rocas, o del proceso [de] desintegración de conglomerados rocosos débilmente ligados o confinados. 2, record 1, Spanish, - grava
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los bancos de grava tienen su origen en la fracturación y la desagregación de otras rocas y en el transporte, por los ríos y el olaje, de los detritos así formados. 3, record 1, Spanish, - grava
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-08-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- alpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone
1, record 2, English, alpha%2Dpyrrolidinovalerophenone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- alpha-PVP 1, record 2, English, alpha%2DPVP
correct
- α-PVP 1, record 2, English, %26%23945%3B%2DPVP
correct
- flakka 1, record 2, English, flakka
correct
- gravel 1, record 2, English, gravel
- niff 1, record 2, English, niff
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Alpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone – also known as "α-PVP," "alpha-PVP," "gravel," "flakka" or "niff" – is one of a number of recreational drugs in the "bath salts" (or cathinones) family, so called because they resemble bath salts and because they have sometimes been sold disguised as them. 1, record 2, English, - alpha%2Dpyrrolidinovalerophenone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- alpha-pyrrolidinovalérophénone
1, record 2, French, alpha%2Dpyrrolidinoval%C3%A9roph%C3%A9none
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- alpha-PVP 2, record 2, French, alpha%2DPVP
correct, feminine noun
- α-PVP 3, record 2, French, %26%23945%3B%2DPVP
correct, feminine noun
- flakka 4, record 2, French, flakka
correct, feminine noun
- folie à 5 dollars 5, record 2, French, folie%20%C3%A0%205%20dollars
feminine noun
- gravel 3, record 2, French, gravel
see observation
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une nouvelle drogue synthétique, connue sous le nom de «flakka», a déjà fait plusieurs dizaines de victimes en Floride. 6, record 2, French, - alpha%2Dpyrrolidinoval%C3%A9roph%C3%A9none
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Plusieurs dizaines de personnes sont mortes dans cet État du sud-est des États-Unis et la consommation de la flakka - aussi appelée «folie à 5 dollars» à cause du prix d’une dose - gagne malgré tout en popularité. 7, record 2, French, - alpha%2Dpyrrolidinoval%C3%A9roph%C3%A9none
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gravel : terme dont le genre est ambigu. 8, record 2, French, - alpha%2Dpyrrolidinoval%C3%A9roph%C3%A9none
Record 2, Key term(s)
- folie à cinq dollars
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1990-04-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Roofs (Building Elements)
- Road Construction
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- gravel
1, record 3, English, gravel
correct, verb
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To cover or spread with gravel. 1, record 3, English, - gravel
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Gravel in: To spread aggregate into hot bitumen on the surface of the roofing membrane. 2, record 3, English, - gravel
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
- Construction des voies de circulation
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- graveler
1, record 3, French, graveler
correct, verb
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- couvrir de gravier 1, record 3, French, couvrir%20de%20gravier
correct, verb
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couvrir de gravier. 2, record 3, French, - graveler
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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