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ALKALINE EARTH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-06-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- alkaline earths
1, record 1, English, alkaline%20earths
correct, see observation, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An alkaline earth metal (lime) oxide. 2, record 1, English, - alkaline%20earths
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
More often used in the plural form, to designate all the oxides as a whole. According to the source Webster, "alkaline earth" is also used alone to designate "alkaline-earth metal." 3, record 1, English, - alkaline%20earths
Record 1, Key term(s)
- alkaline earth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- alcalinoterreux
1, record 1, French, alcalinoterreux
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Vitrification des déchets radioactifs]. [...] les alcalins et, à un degré moindre, les alcalinoterreux, sont le type même des oxydes modificateurs de réseau vitreux et interviennent comme fondants; l'aluminium et le zirconium ont une coordinence qui varie dans le verre selon leur teneur et leur environnement chimique; ils peuvent donc indifféremment jouer le rôle de formateur ou de modificateur; généralement présents en faible quantité, ils durcissent le verre en le rendant moins fusible; [...] 2, record 1, French, - alcalinoterreux
Record 1, Key term(s)
- alcalino-terreux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Desechos nucleares
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- alcalinotérreos
1, record 1, Spanish, alcalinot%C3%A9rreos
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- óxidos alcalinotérreos 2, record 1, Spanish, %C3%B3xidos%20alcalinot%C3%A9rreos
masculine noun, plural
- tierras alcalinas 3, record 1, Spanish, tierras%20alcalinas
feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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