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MOISTURE-PROOFING [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Treatment of Wood
DEF

Any treatment that lowers the rate of absorption of moisture by wood.

OBS

It confers relative rather than absolute protection.

Key term(s)
  • moisture proofing
  • moisture-proofing treatment
  • moisture proofing treatment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des bois
DEF

[Application d'un] traitement ou un produit (hydrofuge) qui diminue la vitesse d'absorption de l'humidité par le bois.

OBS

[Il en] résulte une protection relativement plus efficace vis-à-vis de l'eau (par ex. de l'eau de pluie) que vis-à-vis de la vapeur d'eau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la madera
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