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CHEMICAL BREAK-DOWN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-01-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dissociation
1, record 1, English, dissociation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- chemical break-down 2, record 1, English, chemical%20break%2Ddown
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process by which a chemical combination breaks up into simpler constituents as a result of either (1) added energy, as in the case of gaseous molecules dissociated by heat, or (2) the effect of a solvent on a dissolved substance, e.g. water on hydrogen chloride. All electrolytes dissociate to a greater or less extent in polar solvents. 3, record 1, English, - dissociation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Decomposition products: The products of a chemical or thermal break-down of a substance. 2, record 1, English, - dissociation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- chemical breakdown
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dissociation
1, record 1, French, dissociation
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- désagrégation chimique 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9sagr%C3%A9gation%20chimique
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réaction de décomposition limitée et réversible qui se produit lorsque certains corps composés sont maintenus dans des conditions déterminées de température et de pression, en présence des produits de leur décomposition. 1, record 1, French, - dissociation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'ionisation est le résultat de la dissociation. Dans la pratique, ces deux termes s'emploient l'un pour l'autre. 3, record 1, French, - dissociation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une dissociation est l'inverse d'une association. 4, record 1, French, - dissociation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- disociación
1, record 1, Spanish, disociaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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