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whitener [5 records]

Record 1 2020-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Furniture Industries

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Industrie du meuble

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
DEF

A product used to lighten and dilute coffee and tea; made from a hydrogenated oil or saturated fat such as coconut or palm oil, sweeteners, preservatives and emulsifiers; it is available in powdered, liquid or frozen form.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
OBS

colorant à café : Équivalent adopté par le Comité intergouvernemental de terminologie de l'industrie laitière.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
DEF

Organic compounds that can absorb waves shorter than visible light and emit waves in the visible range. They absorb ultraviolet from daylight and emit visible blue, which acting with yellow on a fabric surface will, by the subtractive theory of color, yield white. They are widely used in household detergents.

Key term(s)
  • brightening agent

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Fabrication du papier
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
DEF

Produit organique utilisé pour aviver la blancheur des papiers ou pour corriger la teinte jaune pâle que conservent certains tissus après blanchiment et les faire ainsi paraître plus blancs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industrias textiles
  • Preparación y elaboración (Textiles)
  • Procesos de fabricación de papel
  • Tinturas y pigmentos (Industrias)
OBS

Producto a base de cloro [hipoclorito de sodio] que como su nombre lo indica se utiliza para blanquear la ropa y que tiene propiedades desinfectantes.

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Record 4 1990-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toiletries
OBS

whitener. Term appearing on Close-Up toothpaste tubes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles de toilette
OBS

Terme figurant sur les tubes de dentifrice Close-Up.

Spanish

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Record 5 1981-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothes Cleaning and Dyeing Services

French

Domaine(s)
  • Teinturerie

Spanish

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