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shatter [5 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

shatter: an item in the "Unclassifiable Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

écailles : objet de la catégorie «Objets à fonction indéterminée».

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

Shatter is a type of concentrate that is believed to be the purest and most potent type of marijuana product. [It] is created through an extraction process that eliminates fats and lipids. It's typically transparent and easily breaks into fragments. Users can add shatter to a bowl of flower or melt it and inhale the resulting smoke, [a practice] known as dabbing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
DEF

Concentré de cannabis vitreux et jaunâtre obtenu par l'extraction de la cannabine contenue dans les fleurs de cannabis au moyen d'un solvant.

OBS

La concentration en tétrahydrocannabinol (THC) de l'ambre de cannabis peut atteindre 90 %. En comparaison, la marijuana traditionnelle en contient de 5 % à 20 %.

OBS

ambre de cannabis : terme et définition entérinés par le Comité de terminologie de Radio-Canada.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

To break into pieces.

CONT

Kerf diamonds: ... b) be aware that a diamond with a lot of stress may gletz or shatter.

CONT

The surplus [diamond] powder might cause an accumulation of powder which could cause the stone to shatter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agriculture - General
CONT

To deseed flax.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agriculture - Généralités
CONT

Égrener le lin

OBS

(céréales)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Agricultura - Generalidades
DEF

Desprender o caerse los granos de una espiga o semillas de un fruto.

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Record 5 - external organization data 1994-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special Packaging
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

French

Domaine(s)
  • Emballages spéciaux
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire

Spanish

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