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Triton [7 records]

Record 1 2016-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

A town on the north shore of the island of Newfoundland.

OBS

Coordinates: 49° 31' 6" N, 55° 37' 12" W (Newfoundland and Labrador).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Ville sur la côte nord de l'île de Terre-Neuve.

OBS

Coordonnées : 49° 31' 6" N, 55° 37' 12" O (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador).

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

The nucleus of the hydrogen isotope with mass number 3, tritium.

OBS

triton: term and definition standardized by ISO in 1997.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique nucléaire
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Noyau de l'isotope de masse 3 de l'hydrogène (tritium).

OBS

triton : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 1997.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
(CH3)3C-CH2-C(CH3)2-C6H4-(OC2H4)n·NaSO3
correct, formula, see observation
DEF

Trademark for surfactants based on alkylaryl polyether alcohols, sulphonates and sulphates.

OBS

Chemical formula: (CH3)3 C-CH2- C(CH3)2- C6 H4- (OC2 H4)n·NaSO3

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
(CH3)3C-CH2-C(CH3)2-C6H4-(OC2H4)n·NaSO3
correct, formula, see observation
DEF

Nom déposé pour détersif du type ester alkylarylique.

OBS

Formule chimique : (CH3)3 C-CH2- C(CH3)2- C6 H4- (OC2 H4)n·NaSO3

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
CONT

We injected the frog kidney nuclei into the oocytes of the newt Pleurodeles waltlii whose proteins can be distinguished from those of Xenopus on two-dimensional gels.

CONT

... newts, crayfish and other crawling things ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
CONT

Nous avons injecté des noyaux de cellules rénales de Xénope dans des ovocytes du triton Pleurodeles waltlii dont les protéines peuvent être distinguées de celles du Xénope sur les gels bidimensionnels.

Spanish

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Record 5 1997-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
DEF

Mollusque gastéropode, de la famille des Tritonidés, présent dans les mers tropicales et en Méditerranée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
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Record 6 1977-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Planets
  • Astronomy
OBS

Neptune has two satellites. "Triton", the larger, is somewhat greater in diameter than our moon. Its distance from the center of Neptune is only about 220,000 mi, and its motion is backward-that is, east to west.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planètes
  • Astronomie
OBS

L'un des deux satellites de Neptune, Triton, est un des plus grands du Système solaire (son rayon est de 2000 km). Son mouvement autour de la planète est rétrograde.

Spanish

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Record 7 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music (General)
DEF

The interval of three tones ... e.g. from F erp or down to B.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique (Généralités)
DEF

Intervalle de quarte augmentée qui est égal à trois tons (un mineur et deux majeurs).

Spanish

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