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IMPURITIES [2 records]

Record 1 2011-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Industrial Techniques and Processes
  • Food Industries
DEF

Those components of a system that are not included as part of the pure product for evaluation purposes.

OBS

impurities: usually used in the plural.

OBS

Term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Techniques industrielles
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Substances contenues dans un produit qui ne font pas partie du produit à l'état pur.

OBS

impuretés: terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

OBS

Terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Procesos y técnicas industriales
  • Industria alimentaria
DEF

[...] elementos que no son [parte del] cereal base de calidad irreprochable, [por ejemplo], granos atizonados y careados, insectos muertos y sus fragmentos y otros.

CONT

La harina de trigo deberá estar exenta de suciedad (impurezas de origen animal, incluídos insectos muertos), en cantidades que puedan representar un peligro para la salud humana.

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Record 2 1980-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
Key term(s)
  • impurity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
OBS

Substances étrangères indésirables contenues dans le noir de carbone et susceptibles de nuire à son utilisation normale.

Key term(s)
  • impureté

Spanish

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