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DRY CLEANING [4 records]

Record 1 2017-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothes Cleaning and Dyeing Services
DEF

The cleaning of fabrics without water, using a solvent.

OBS

Most commercial dry cleaning today is done with synthetic or petroleum-based solvents.

OBS

dry cleaning: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

Key term(s)
  • dry-cleaning

French

Domaine(s)
  • Teinturerie
DEF

Nettoyage d'articles textiles sans lavage à l'eau, au moyen de solvant, généralement le tétrachloréthylène.

OBS

nettoyage à sec : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Museums
CONT

Surface cleaning of paper (also known as dry cleaning) should be straightforward, but serious and irreparable damage can occur if the recommended materials and methods are not applied with caution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muséologie
CONT

Le nettoyage superficiel du papier (ou nettoyage à sec) peut être une opération simple, mais de graves dommages irréparables peuvent toutefois se produire si les méthodes et le matériel recommandés ne sont pas employés avec précaution.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
  • Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
  • Coal Preparation
  • Mining of Organic Materials
DEF

The mechanical separation of impurities from coal by methods which avoid the use of a liquid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
  • Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
  • Préparation des charbons
  • Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
DEF

Séparation mécanique d'impuretés du charbon par des méthodes ne comportant pas l'emploi d'un liquide.

Spanish

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Record 4 1992-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)

Spanish

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