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Record 1 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Sugar Industry
DEF

A unit of the Brix scale.

OBS

Brix scale: A hydrometer scale for sugar solutions indicating the percentage by weight of sugar in the solution at a specified temperature.

Key term(s)
  • Brix

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Sucrerie (Industrie de l'alimentation)
DEF

Expression de la teneur, en matières sèches des produits de sucrerie, selon le degré indiqué par l'aréomètre.

DEF

Mesure densimétrique de pureté des produits de sucrerie, selon le degré indiqué par le saccharimètre Brix.

Key term(s)
  • Brix

Spanish

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