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LEACH [6 records]

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Record 1 2024-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soils (Agriculture)
CONT

Strawberries are shallow rooted, and have a low tolerance to salts. Winter drainage will help leach salts from the soil. ... plants should be irrigated during the summer months to keep the salts below the root zone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sols (Agriculture)
CONT

[L'irrigation pour la culture en champ de la fraise] améliore le contact entre les racines et le sol, hydrate rapidement le plant pour aider l'implantation des racines adventives, [et] lessive les sels de la zone racinaire [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Scientific Research Equipment
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
DEF

Any aqueous solution of one or more chemical compounds used to dissolve soluble materials or metals out of ore.

CONT

In an attempt to assess the experimental errors involved in the comparison, the following sources of errors were considered: ... the analysis of uranium in the leach liquors, ... and the correction for potential drops across the electrode.

CONT

... the concentration of uranium in leaching solutions for low-grade minerals ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
DEF

Solution aqueuse de réactifs utilisée pour la dissolution chimique de certains constituants d'un matériau.

CONT

Une autre méthode consiste à utiliser une solution de saumure chaude (90 °C) acidifiée à laquelle l'on ajoute des ions Fe+3; c'est la liqueur lixiviante.

CONT

[...] la concentration de l'uranium dans les liqueurs d'attaque des minerais pauvres [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
DEF

A solution obtained by leaching.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
DEF

Produit de la lixiviation contenant le solvant et les constituants solubles qu'il a entraînés.

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ship and Boat Parts
DEF

A vertical edge of a square sail; the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail.

OBS

leech: Also spelled "leach".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parties des bateaux
DEF

Partie libre d'une voile bermudienne. Elle va du point de drisse au point d'écoute.

Spanish

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Record 6 1980-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
DEF

To dissolve minerals or metals out of the ore, as by the use of cyanide or chlorine solutions, acids, or water.

CONT

The principal objective of wet chemical extractive processes is to leach the desired elements selectively into an aqueous phase so as to separate them from the bulk of the unwanted material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
DEF

Soumettre à la lixiviation.

OBS

lixiviation : Traitement faisant appel à une attaque chimique et une dissolution de certains constituants d'un matériau.

Spanish

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