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EXPLOSOPHORE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1980-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plosphoric
1, record 1, English, plosphoric
adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- plosophoric 2, record 1, English, plosophoric
see observation, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plosphoric chemical is a name for two chemicals which when mixed together form a high explosive. One is generally an oxidizer and the other a non-regulated chemical (fuel). 1, record 1, English, - plosphoric
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
for "plosophoric": According to an expert on explosives at Energy Canada, "plosophoric" is the adjective, and "plosophore", copied on the French term, is the noun. 2, record 1, English, - plosphoric
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- explosophore
1, record 1, French, explosophore
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un groupement d'atomes dont la présence confère un caractère explosif à la molécule qui le contient. 1, record 1, French, - explosophore
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1980-07-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- plosophore 1, record 2, English, plosophore
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"plosophoric" is the adjective, and "plosophore", copied on the French term, is the noun. 1, record 2, English, - plosophore
Record 2, Key term(s)
- plosophoric
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- explosophore
1, record 2, French, explosophore
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] groupement d'atomes dont la présence confère un caractère explosif à la molécule qui le contient. 1, record 2, French, - explosophore
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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