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WIRY [2 records]

Record 1 2007-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
DEF

Describes very twisted, whole leaf grades which are thin in appearance.

OBS

wiry: term and definition standardized by ISO.

OBS

Terminology related to the tea industry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
DEF

Qualifie des feuilles entières très vrillées, fines d'apparence.

OBS

tordu : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

Terminologie relative à l'industrie du thé.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
DEF

Said of a mineral that forms hairlike or threadlike crystals, e.g. millerite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
CONT

[...] cristaux en aiguilles extrêmement fines [...]. À la limite, on a un faciès capillaire : rutile en inclusion [...], millérite [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mineralogía
  • Vocabulario técnico y científico general
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