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COPULACION [3 records]

Record 1 2004-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sexology
OBS

In reference to humans.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sexologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sexología
DEF

Unión de dos individuos para reproducirse sexualmente.

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Record 2 2004-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Reproduction
DEF

The act or instance of mating, as compared to causing an animal to breed (another meaning of "breeding").

PHR

Mating of horses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction des animaux
PHR

Accouplement de chevaux.

OBS

«Lutte» pour moutons et chèvres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reproducción de animales
DEF

Acción de acoplar o acoplarse.

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Record 3 2004-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
CONT

azo dye: A moderately transparent dye which may be made optically dense by the reaction or coupling of a diazo and coupler. Exposure to light may make the dye incapable of coupling in proportion to the exposure received.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
DEF

Combinaison d'un diazoïque avec un phénol ou une amine.

CONT

Le diazoïque pourra [...] se combiner avec des corps chimiques appelés «copulants» pour donner des molécules colorées plus grosses. Cette réaction s'appelle le développement ou la copulation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tinturas y pigmentos (Industrias)
DEF

Condensación de un compuesto diazoico sobre un fenol o una amina aromática; es una de las reacciones más importantes de la química orgánica, pues se traduce por la formación de colorantes azoicos.

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