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Record 1 1999-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing
  • Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
DEF

A controlled outlet from a pipeline used to discharge water, steam, vapor, sludge, or other fluid waste.

DEF

A controlled outlet on a pipeline, tank, or conduit that is used to discharge water or accumulations of material carried by a fluid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plomberie
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
DEF

Dispositif situé au point bas d'une installation ou d'un récipient et permettant de vider le liquide contenu soit par gravité, soit mécaniquement par l'intermédiaire d'une pompe et d'une tuyauterie de transfert.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crop Protection
DEF

Removal of a pesticide as solid particles (following dusting or through vaporization), from the surface of treated plants or from, and partly mixed with, the surface soil, by the wind.

OBS

A form of weathering.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection des végétaux

Spanish

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