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SALTINESS [3 records]

Record 1 2019-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Collaboration with the FAO
DEF

The quality or condition of being salty.

OBS

saltiness: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
DEF

Caractère de ce qui est salin.

OBS

salinité : terme normalisé par l'ISO et par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
  • Geochemistry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
  • Géochimie
DEF

Caractère spécifique de l'eau de mer par opposition aux eaux douces.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Oceanografía
  • Geoquímica
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Record 3 1978-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
OBS

Salty quality or state.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

Qualité, état de ce qui est salé, de ce qui contient du sel.

Spanish

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