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STABILIZING AGENT [2 records]

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Record 1 2004-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Additives
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
DEF

A food additive that thickens, prevents separation, prevents flavor deterioration, retards oxidation by increasing viscosity and gives a smoother product. Examples: pectin, gelatin, and gums.

Key term(s)
  • stabiliser
  • stabilising agent

French

Domaine(s)
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
DEF

Additif alimentaire augmentant la viscosité des solutions, assurant le maintien des émulsions et prévenant la dégradation des saveurs.

CONT

Les principaux agents stabilisants sont les colloïdes hydrophiles suivants : amidons naturels et modifiés [...] celluloses modifiées [...] pectines [...] gélatines et autres protéines, gommes. Ces agents sont utilisés surtout pour augmenter la viscosité de solutions, de suspensions et d'émulsions, et de mousses dont la phase dispersante est aqueuse; ils agissent en tant qu'épaississants.

Key term(s)
  • agent stabilisateur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Productos lácteos
DEF

Sustancia sólida o líquida que añadida a una fórmula impide la separación de los componentes de la mezcla o su descomposición.

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Record 2 1981-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roads
CONT

Dozens of stabilizing agents have been used in highway construction ... The most important of these may be classified as cementing agents, modifiers, or waterproofing agents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies de circulation
CONT

Quel que soit le mode d'action de l'agent stabilisant (cohésion, feutrage, défloculation, hydrofugation, etc) ces facteurs jouent les mêmes rôles [...] en ce qui concerne la tenue à l'eau du matériau traité.

Spanish

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