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FOAM BLOWING AGENT [1 record]

Record 1 2021-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

A substance which, when introduced in a liquid, confers on it an ability to form a foam ...

OBS

foaming agent: designation standardized by ISO and officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

OBS

foamer: designation standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
CONT

Le contenu d'un extincteur à mousse (pulvérisateur) est constitué d'eau et d'un agent moussant. Ce dernier recouvre le feu et le refroidit.

OBS

moussant; agent moussant : désignations uniformisées par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
DEF

Agente tensoactivo que, añadido en pequeñas cantidades, facilita la formación de espuma o mejora su estabilidad por inhibición de la coalescencia de las burbujas.

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