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DEFROSTING [3 records]

Record 1 2010-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freezing and Refrigerating
  • Food Industries

French

Domaine(s)
  • Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Fusion de la couche de glace qui se forme sur une surface d'un appareil frigorifique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Congelación y refrigeración
  • Industria alimentaria
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Record 2 2002-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freezing and Refrigerating
  • Food Industries
  • Freeze-Drying
  • Scientific Instruments
DEF

Process of removing unwanted ice or frost from a cooling surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Lyophilisation
  • Instruments scientifiques
DEF

Élimination du dépôt de givre formé sur une surface froide et particulièrement sur la surface d'un évaporateur frigorifique.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «décongélation» qui se rend aussi par «defrosting» en anglais.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Congelación y refrigeración
  • Industria alimentaria
  • Liofilización
  • Instrumentos científicos
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Record 3 2001-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freezing and Refrigerating
  • Food Industries
DEF

Changing free water, or contained water as in foods, from solid to liquid phase by addition of heat.

OBS

e.g. thawing of frozen foods before final use

French

Domaine(s)
  • Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Action de fondre la glace contenue dans les produits.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Congelación y refrigeración
  • Industria alimentaria
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