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FLIC FLAC PLASTIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Plastic Materials
DEF

... the charming appellation for the lumpy globs of semi-melted plastic that plop from a plastic-extruding machine that's being cleaned, or in which colors are being changed. Hardened drool is usually ground up and remelted, although drool of mixed colors would necessitate a dark-colored end product.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Matières plastiques
OBS

coulure : Mouvement d'un liquide qui s'écoule, et, par extension, traînée d'une matière molle qui a coulé. P. ex. : Coulures de bougie. [En technique :] Partie du métal qui coule à travers les joints du moule, pendant la fonte.

OBS

flic flac : onomatopée. [...] Exprime un claquement, un bruit d'eau.

Spanish

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