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Record 1 2007-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
CONT

Mineral and synthetic waxes.

OBS

mineral wax: This term is usually applied to wax mined from the earth as such, i.e. ozocerite, and also to its refined form ceresine. Strictly speaking the term may also be applied to any wax of mineral origin i.e. petroleum waxes, mountain wax, lignite wax, peat wax.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Carbures d'hydrogène solides, en partie oxydés, que l'on rencontre parfois cristallisés dans la nature et provenant généralement d'arbres résineux.

OBS

La plus connue est l'ozocérite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Combustibles fósiles sólidos
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
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