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TRAIN OIL [2 records]

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Record 1 1987-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

Oil obtained by boiling from the blubber of whales, especially of the right whale; formerly also applied to that obtained from seals, and from various fishes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
CONT

Thran. Huile de poisson ou de Cétacé. (...) thran brun, celle qui provient de leur ébullition (de la graisse et du foie).

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

Oil obtained by boiling the blubber of whales, especially of the right whale; formerly also applied to that obtained from seals, and from various fishes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Huile de poisson ou de Cétacé.

OBS

Quand l'huile est produite par ébullition, on parle plutôt de «thran brun».

Spanish

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