TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

T.A. [2 records]

Record 1 2003-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Wood Industries
  • Biomass Energy
DEF

An amount of wood that weighs 2000 lb at 0% moisture content.

CONT

In order to facilitate the interpretation of the data collected from the various mills, the total wood input to the mill was converted to oven dry tons (ODT) and all residue generated in the form of bark, sawdust and fines, and shavings have also been reduced to oven dry tons. Input wood tonnages are calculated from test data obtained from certain of the mills visited, as well as by wood measure to solid wood conversion factors used by some of the mills visited.

Key term(s)
  • bone dry ton
  • bone-dry tonne
  • BD-tonne

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Industrie du bois
  • Énergie de la biomasse
CONT

Par ordre de coût et de disponibilité, la biomasse forestière se présente sous forme de résidus des scieries, de déchets forestiers et de bois de chauffage. Selon les estimations, la production est de 7,5, 31 et 72 tonnes anhydres par année respectivement.

OBS

Cette justification provient d'un ouvrage traduit et se trouve à la page «Résumé», après la table des matières.

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 1986-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Chemistry
DEF

Alkalinity determined by titration with standard acid to pH 8.3, as indicated by a change in color of phenolphthalein. It is expressed as mg/l equivalent calcium carbonate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Chimie
DEF

Alcalinité dont le titre est déterminé avec la phénolphtaléine comme indicateur.

Spanish

Save record 2

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: