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PHLEGMATIZATION [1 record]

Record 1 2011-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
  • Blasting Work (Mining)
DEF

"desensitization": The act or process of desensitizing.

OBS

See also "phlegmatize" and "phlegmatizing agent".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
  • Travail aux explosifs (Exploitation minière)
DEF

Action de flegmatiser.

OBS

"Flegmatiser": Diminuer, par l'addition d'une substance appropriée, la sensibilité d'un explosif aux chocs et aux frictions.

Spanish

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