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Record 1 2022-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
Desmodium adscendens
Latin
OBS

A plant of the family Fabaceae.

OBS

wild groundnut: common name also used to refer to the species Calopogonium mucunoides.

Key term(s)
  • wild ground nut
  • strong back
  • ticktrefoil
  • tickclover

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Desmodium adscendens
Latin
OBS

Plante de la famille des Fabaceae.

OBS

Desmodium adscendens : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
DEF

A structure for supporting the diagrid and the core as a whole in a fast neutron reactor.

CONT

The core support structures are fitted with a diagrid and a strongback which are supported by a cylindrical ring ... welded on the lower part of the main vessel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
DEF

Structure de supportage de l'ensemble sommier plus cœur dans un réacteur à neutrons rapides.

CONT

Les structures qui participent au supportage du cœur comportent un sommier et un platelage qui s'appuient sur une virole cylindrique [... ] soudée sur la partie basse de la cuve principale.

OBS

platelage : désignation publiée au Journal officiel de la République française le 2 avril 2019.

Spanish

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