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reniform [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reniform
1, record 1, English, reniform
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- kidney-shaped 2, record 1, English, kidney%2Dshaped
correct
- kidneylike 3, record 1, English, kidneylike
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of a crystal structure in which radiating crystals terminate in rounded masses; also said of mineral deposits having a surface of rounded kidneylike shapes. 3, record 1, English, - reniform
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hematite in reniform masses. 4, record 1, English, - reniform
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Reniform", named from the kidney-like character of the masses, implies a larger-scale variety [than botryoidal]. "Mammilated" ... describes the same formation on an even larger scale. 5, record 1, English, - reniform
Record 1, Key term(s)
- kidney-like
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réniforme
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9niforme
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- en forme de rein 2, record 1, French, en%20forme%20de%20rein
correct
- en rognons 3, record 1, French, en%20rognons
correct
- rognonneux 4, record 1, French, rognonneux
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui a la forme d'un rein. 5, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9niforme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les minéraux peuvent être stalactiformes, en masses mamelonnées, réniformes, botryoidales (en grappes), dont la texture interne est souvent fibreuse, parfois fibroradiée [...] 6, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9niforme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Minerai en rognons. 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9niforme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Masse rognonneuse. 4, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9niforme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-05-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
- Cotton Industry
- Textile Industries
- Botany
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- reniform
1, record 2, English, reniform
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- kidney-shaped 2, record 2, English, kidney%2Dshaped
correct
- bean-shaped 3, record 2, English, bean%2Dshaped
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... wider than long, rounded in general outline, and with a wide basal sinus. 1, record 2, English, - reniform
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The general geometric shape for mature fibers is elliptical to circular, generally kidney-shaped. 4, record 2, English, - reniform
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
What particularly intrigued me were the stomates, pairs of kidney-shaped cells that open and close the pores through which carbon dioxide enters the leaf and water vapor from the leaf escapes into the atmosphere. 5, record 2, English, - reniform
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
- Industrie cotonnière
- Industries du textile
- Botanique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réniforme
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9niforme
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- en forme de haricot 2, record 2, French, en%20forme%20de%20haricot
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui a la forme d'un rein. 3, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9niforme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-05-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- reniform
1, record 3, English, reniform
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- kidney-shaped 2, record 3, English, kidney%2Dshaped
correct
- kidney shaped 3, record 3, English, kidney%20shaped
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The term reniform is used to describe a] kidney-shaped [foraminifer]. 4, record 3, English, - reniform
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- réniforme
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9niforme
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Parmi les] principaux modes de disposition des loges chez les [Foraminifères] Pluriloculins [...] [on trouve le mode] réniforme [...] 1, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9niforme
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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