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MIDDLINGS [4 records]

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Record 1 2008-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
  • Agricultural Economics
DEF

Particles of wheat endosperm extracted from the break system which have yet to be ground into flour.

OBS

Term used exclusively in the plural.

OBS

middlings: Term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minoterie et céréales
  • Économie agricole
DEF

Fragments d'endosperme du blé extraits du broyage et qui doivent encore être réduits en farines.

OBS

Terme utilisé seulement au pluriel.

OBS

Terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coal-Derived Fuels
  • Fuels and Types of Hearths
  • Mining of Organic Materials
DEF

A product of the preparation of coal which, by reason of its ash content, is too poor in quality for ready sale, but contains too much combustible matter to be discarded.

OBS

Middlings may be reprocessed.

OBS

middlings: collective term rarely used in the singular (middling).

PHR

Middlings to be retreated.

Key term(s)
  • middling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles dérivés des charbons
  • Combustibles et types de foyers
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
DEF

Produit de la préparation du charbon qui, en raison de sa teneur en cendres, est d'une qualité trop mauvaise pour être vendu facilement, mais qui contient trop de matière combustible pour être rejeté.

OBS

Les mixtes peuvent être retraités.

OBS

mixtes : terme collectif rarement utilisé au singulier (mixte).

PHR

Mixtes à retraiter.

Key term(s)
  • mixte

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-09-04

English

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

That part of the product of a washery, concentration, or preparation plant that is neither clean mineral product nor reject (tailings).

OBS

middlings; middles; middling particles: collective terms rarely used in the singular (middling; middle; middling particle).

Key term(s)
  • middling
  • middle
  • middling particle

French

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

Produit minéralurgique intermédiaire entre le minerai et la gangue.

OBS

mixtes : terme collectif rarement utilisé au singulier (mixte).

Key term(s)
  • mixte

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
  • Economics
DEF

A collective term for middle grades of timber in several European grading rules.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
  • Économique
DEF

Terme désignant collectivement les classes correspondant à la moyenne du marché ou d'une classification, notamment dans le commerce des bois.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aserradura de la madera
  • Economía
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