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GARGLE [3 records]

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Record 1 2014-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Elements
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

A water spout projecting from the gutter of a building, so that it throws the rainwater clear of the wall.

OBS

The end of the gargoyle was often carved to represent grotesque heads or beasts, as in the famous examples at Notre-Dame, Paris.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'architecture
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Petit canal ou gouttière de rejet des eaux de pluie vers l'extérieur, en l'absence de descentes d'eaux pluviales [...]

OBS

[...] la gargouille a souvent fait l'objet d'ornements (chimères).

OBS

On distingue la gargouille non saillante (généralement ornée d'un mascaron ou d'un mufle) de la gargouille saillante (tuyau ou demi-tuyau souvent en forme de figure fantastique, sortant de la bouche d'une gargouille non saillante et rejetant l'eau à distance des murs).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos arquitectónicos
  • Techos (Elementos de edificios)
DEF

Canalón en ménsula con forma quimérica, que sobresale de la parte superior de un edificio y que arroja hacia afuera el agua de lluvia.

OBS

Quizás este elemento arquitectónico reciba su nombre del ruido que hace el agua al salir por la boca de la figura quimérica, que recuerda a las gárgolas.

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Record 2 2013-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Toiletries
  • Hygiene and Health
DEF

A liquid preparation (as an antiseptic solution) for cleansing the mouth and teeth.

CONT

In a further multigroup trial Koch (1967) determined the effect of fluoride toothpastes and fluoride mouth rinses on caries incidence in Swedish schoolchildren.

OBS

"Collutorium" and "collutory" are used more often in a medical context.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles de toilette
  • Hygiène et santé
DEF

[...] eau médicamenteuse dont on se sert pour se rincer la bouche.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Artículos de tocador
  • Higiene y Salud
DEF

Solución que se puede utilizar para lograr un efecto terapéutico específico, o que se obtiene y usa por su efecto de limpieza y estimulación al fomentar la higiene bucal.

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Record 3 2002-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmacology
DEF

mouthwash

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pharmacologie
DEF

Médicament liquide, destiné à être introduit dans la bouche et l'arrière-gorge, sans être avalé, et agissant par contact de quelques instants.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Farmacología
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