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Record 1 2006-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Products
DEF

The residue from the distillation of turpentine ... used as a soldering flux, in varnish, soap and size manufacture, and (in the form of resinates) as a drier in paint.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits du bois
DEF

Résidu sec de la distillation de la gomme du pin ou de la térébenthine obtenu après le départ de l'essence de térébenthine.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «collophane», qui désigne un minéral du groupe de l'apatite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos madereros
DEF

Resina sólida, translúcida, pardusca o amarillenta, e inflamable, residuo de la destilación de la trementina.

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