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FARINACEOUS [2 records]

Record 1 2002-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Petrography
DEF

Pertaining to a texture or structure of a rock or sediment that is mealy, soft, and friable, e.g. a limestone or a pelagc ooze ...

OBS

This term belongs to the field of sedimentology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Calcaire farineux.

CONT

Zéolite farineuse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
  • Petrografía
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Record 2 2002-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
DEF

Having a mealy or powdery texture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
DEF

Qui donne au toucher, au goût l'impression de farine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria alimentaria
  • Vocabulario técnico y científico general
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