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POTASH WORKS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1989-12-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Establishments
- Processing of Mineral Products
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- potashery
1, record 1, English, potashery
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- potash works 2, record 1, English, potash%20works
correct, see observation, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a factory where potash is made. 1, record 1, English, - potashery
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Potasheries, tanneries, breweries, iron-works, paper-works, and others. 1, record 1, English, - potashery
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A "pot-ashery" was an establishment containing vats for leeching ashes, and large kettles for boiling the lye. 1, record 1, English, - potashery
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"works" (plural but singular or plural in construction): a place where industrial labor is carried on: plant, factory. 3, record 1, English, - potashery
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Établissements industriels
- Préparation des produits miniers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fabrique de potasse
1, record 1, French, fabrique%20de%20potasse
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fabrique de sel potassique 2, record 1, French, fabrique%20de%20sel%20potassique
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"fabrique" : Établissement industriel ayant pour objet de transformer les matières premières, déjà préparées, en produits manufacturés susceptibles d'être livrés au commerce [...] [Pour le domaine minier] : Dans les mines de potasse d'Alsace, usine de première transformation du minerai extrait, située sur le carreau de la mine. (Pour d'autres substances, on parle plutôt d'ateliers de concentration, de laverie ou de lavoir.) 3, record 1, French, - fabrique%20de%20potasse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Fabrique" désigne plutôt un établissement dont l'activité n'exige pas un outillage considérable; "manufacture", un établissement où la fabrication se fait sur une grande échelle; "usine", terme moderne et général, un établissement réservé à la grande industrie, spécialement électrique, mécanique ou métallurgique. 4, record 1, French, - fabrique%20de%20potasse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
On emploie la potasse comme base : elle sert à la fabrication des sels de potassium, de certains savons, de détergents, etc. 4, record 1, French, - fabrique%20de%20potasse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
"potash mine" : "mine de potasse". 5, record 1, French, - fabrique%20de%20potasse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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