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WETTING-OUT AGENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wetting-out agent
1, record 1, English, wetting%2Dout%20agent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wetting agent 2, record 1, English, wetting%20agent
correct, standardized, officially approved
- wetter 3, record 1, English, wetter
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] compound that causes a liquid to spread more easily across or penetrate into the surface of a solid by reducing the surface tension of the liquid. 4, record 1, English, - wetting%2Dout%20agent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wetting agent: designation standardized by ISO and officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 1, English, - wetting%2Dout%20agent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- agent de mouillage
1, record 1, French, agent%20de%20mouillage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- agent mouilleur 2, record 1, French, agent%20mouilleur
correct, masculine noun
- agent mouillant 3, record 1, French, agent%20mouillant
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
- mouillant 4, record 1, French, mouillant
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
agent mouillant : désignation normalisée par l'AFNOR. 5, record 1, French, - agent%20de%20mouillage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
agent mouillant; mouillant : désignations normalisées par l'ISO et uniformisées par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 5, record 1, French, - agent%20de%20mouillage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- agente humectante
1, record 1, Spanish, agente%20humectante
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- humectante 2, record 1, Spanish, humectante
correct, masculine noun
- agente humedecedor 3, record 1, Spanish, agente%20humedecedor
correct, masculine noun
- mojante 3, record 1, Spanish, mojante
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coadyuvante que disminuye la tensión superficial de un líquido y, por tanto, mejora su extensión. 3, record 1, Spanish, - agente%20humectante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Sustancia que, agregada a un líquido, confiere al mismo la propiedad de mojar un sólido con mayor facilidad que en el estado puro [...] 4, record 1, Spanish, - agente%20humectante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los humectantes tienen por efecto disminuir la tensión superficial de las disoluciones. 4, record 1, Spanish, - agente%20humectante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[El humectante sirve] en la fotografía para conseguir que los baños mojen rápida y uniformemente los clisés y las pruebas positivas y evitar que aparezcan manchas en las imágenes. 4, record 1, Spanish, - agente%20humectante
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