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blancheur [3 records]

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Record 1 2013-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

When actual freezing of the tissue occurs in either frostbite or cryosurgery, the skin becomes white. Severe arterial or arteriolar constriction can also produce whiteness as in Raynaud's phenomenon.

OBS

whiteness: term recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Affections artérielles des membres. Manifestations : refroidissement et cyanose ou blancheur des extrémités.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Properties of Paper
DEF

Complex attribute of visual sensation by which a body seems to approach white due to high lightness, high diffusion and minimum perceivable hue.

CONT

Whiteness of paper counts in many cases but especially in full-colour printing. The whiter the paper, the better the quality of reproduction, other conditions assumed equal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propriétés des papiers
DEF

Attribut complexe de la sensation visuelle par lequel un papier semble s'approcher du blanc par suite d'une forte clarté, d'une diffusion élevée et d'un minimum de perception de teinte.

Spanish

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Record 3 1991-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
  • Food Preservation and Canning
OBS

Equipment used in blanching vegetables prior to freezing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
  • Conservation des aliments et conserverie
DEF

En conserverie, appareil dans lequel s'effectue le blanchiment des fruits et légumes.

Spanish

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