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reducing power [2 records]

Record 1 2012-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Finishing
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

The strength of a white pigment, i.e., the degree to which it is able to produce a very pale tint when mixed with a defined portion of colored pigment. The paler the tint produced, the greater the reducing power.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finitions (Construction)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
DEF

Aptitude d'un pigment blanc à éclaircir la couleur d'un pigment coloré qui lui est intimement mélangé. [Définition normalisée par l’AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

OBS

pouvoir éclaircissant : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Medication

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Médicaments

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química analítica
  • Medicamentos
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