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TURBID [3 records]

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Record 1 2008-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
DEF

A term applied to wine which is not clear because of the presence of large amounts of colloidal material or suspended particles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

Se dit d'un vin peu clair manquant de limpidité, par suite de la présence de matières colloïdales ou de particules en suspension.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria vinícola
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Record 2 2008-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Pollution
CONT

Turbid. Refers to water that is cloudy or murky as a result of suspended sediment. Water may become turbid as a result of soil erosion, from injections of effluents containing particulate matter, or through the churning up of bottom sediments (e.g., via boat traffic in a body of water or by dredging activities).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'eau
CONT

Turbide. Se dit d'une eau rendue trouble par des sédiments en suspension. L'eau peut devenir turbide par suite de l'érosion du sol, de l'introduction d'effluents contenant des particules ou de l'agitation des sédiments de fond, notamment à cause du déplacement de bateaux ou de travaux de dragage.

OBS

turbide: Selon le Robert électronique et le Trésor de la Langue Française informatisé, «turbide» serait un mot «littéraire».

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
OBS

In the absence of phage infection, a culture of bacteria appears -- (translucent but not transparent) because of the light scattering caused by the many individual cells.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
OBS

Un certain nombre de bactéries infectées par le bactériophage sont lysées et l'on constate déjà un léger éclaircissement de la culture préalablement trouble. [aussi troublé BIPCE 69 270]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
  • Microbiología y parasitología
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