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POISON [5 records]

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Record 1 2012-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Biotechnology
DEF

A poisonous matter normally secreted by animals (as snakes, scorpions, or bees) used chiefly in the taking of prey and in defense and communicated chiefly by biting or stinging.

CONT

Allergies are provoked by thousands of ... substances, taking virtually any route into the body: pollens other than ragweed, ... fungal spores, animal danders and mite feces ...; poison ivy ... through the skin; foods or drugs taken by mouth; and drugs or toxins such as bee venom received ... by injection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Substance toxique sécrétée par les organes de certains animaux (tels que les serpents), ou par certaines plantes, et qui peut être inoculée par piqûre ou par morsure.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
  • Biotecnología
DEF

Materia cuyo efecto químico sobre los organismos vivos puede causar enfermedades o la muerte.

Key term(s)
  • ponzoña
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Record 2 2010-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Form Titles (Armed Forces)
Universal entry(ies)
DND 1473
form code, see observation
OBS

DND 1473: Code of a form used by National Defence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de formulaires (Forces armées)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DND 1473
form code, see observation
OBS

DND 1473 : Code d’un formulaire employé par la Défense nationale.

OBS

Liste informatisée des Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
OBS

Traces of impurities in the fluid to which the catalyst is exposed can adsorb at the active sites and reduce or eliminate catalytic activity. This is called poisoning and the effective impurity is called a poison.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
OBS

Des traces d'impuretés dans le liquide auquel le catalyseur est exposé peuvent être adsorbées sur les sites actifs et réduire ou éliminer l'activité catalytique. Ce phénomène se nomme empoisonnement et l'impureté qui la produit est un poison.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingenieria química
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Record 4 1999-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
DEF

Any material that readily absorbs neutrons and thus removes them from the fission chain reaction in a reactor, decreasing the reactor's reactivity.

OBS

fission poison: term standardized by ISO and by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

PHR

Burnable poison.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique nucléaire
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
DEF

Poison nucléaire qui est un produit de fission. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

poison de fission : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física nuclear
  • Reactores nucleares de fisión
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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
OBS

constituent of a luminescent material decreasing luminescence efficiency

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie

Spanish

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