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Record 1 2018-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
  • Pigments and Colours (Arts)
  • Geology
DEF

[The] naturally occurring earth pigment which is primarily an iron silicate.

OBS

[It is] used to make lime green.

OBS

green earth: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
  • Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
  • Géologie
DEF

Terre de couleur allant du gris-vert au vert à l'état naturel, constituée essentiellement par des silicates complexes, colorés par des sels de fer.

OBS

terre verte : terme et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR.

OBS

terre verte : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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