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tung oil [2 records]

Record 1 2018-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
DEF

[A] pale-yellow, pungent drying oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree ... [It] is used in quick-drying varnishes and paints, as a waterproofing agent ... and insulating compounds. ... [It] is produced chiefly in China from the seeds of Aleurites fordii.

OBS

tung oil; wood oil; China wood bil: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
DEF

Huile végétale siccative en provenance de variétés d'aleurites, caractérisées par la présence prépondérante d'acide éléostéarique dans les acides gras.

OBS

Produit oléagineux liquide, fourni par l'aleurite (Aleurites fordii), et qui, très siccatif, est utilisé comme vernis, imperméabilisant et anticorrosif.

OBS

huile de bois de Chine; huile de tung : termes et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR.

OBS

huile de bois de Chine; huile de tung : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Pinturas y barnices (Industrias)
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Record 2 2000-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
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