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PROTECTIVE ACTION [3 records]

Record 1 2010-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Pharmacy
DEF

[In colloid chemistry], phenomenon by which hydrophobic sol is protected against flocculation by the addition of high concentrations of hydrophilic colloid. [The definition was written according to source GOLCH-E].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Pharmacie
DEF

L'addition de faibles quantités d'un colloïde hydrophile à un sol hydrophobe peut rendre ce dernier plus sensible à la floculation par des électrolytes. Des concentrations plus élevées du même colloïde hydrophile protègent généralement le sol hydrophobe de la floculation. Ce phénomène se nomme action protectrice.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Farmacia
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Record 2 2001-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal Actions
OBS

protective action and action for a provision remedy: Terms reproduced from Law Terminology with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Actions en justice
OBS

action conservatoire: Terme reproduit de Law Terminology avec l'autorisation du Bureau des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acciones judiciales
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Record 3 1992-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Nuclear Power Stations
DEF

... an action that is designed to return a system or station to a normal state or to prevent releases of radioactive material greater than the acceptable limits ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Centrales nucléaires
DEF

mesure qui a été prévue afin de ramener un système ou une centrale à son état normal ou à empêcher que l'émission de substances radioactives ne dépasse les limites acceptables (...)

Spanish

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