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FILIFORM [2 records]

Record 1 2003-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Like a thread.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Fin et allongé comme un fil [...].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

En forma de hilo.

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Record 2 2003-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
DEF

Said of a mineral that forms hairlike or threadlike crystals, e.g. millerite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
CONT

[...] cristaux en aiguilles extrêmement fines [...]. À la limite, on a un faciès capillaire : rutile en inclusion [...], millérite [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Vocabulario técnico y científico general
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