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FIRE SUPPRESSANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Extinguishing Agents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- extinguishing agent
1, record 1, English, extinguishing%20agent
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fire suppressant 2, record 1, English, fire%20suppressant
correct
- fire-suppression agent 3, record 1, English, fire%2Dsuppression%20agent
correct
- fire-extinguishing agent 3, record 1, English, fire%2Dextinguishing%20agent
correct
- fire extinguishing agent 4, record 1, English, fire%20extinguishing%20agent
correct, officially approved
- fire extinguishant 5, record 1, English, fire%20extinguishant
correct
- fire fighting agent 6, record 1, English, fire%20fighting%20agent
correct
- fire-fighting agent 7, record 1, English, fire%2Dfighting%20agent
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A substance used to put out a fire by cooling the burning material, blocking the supply of oxygen or chemically inhibiting combustion. 8, record 1, English, - extinguishing%20agent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cartridge-operated extinguishers contain the expellant gas in a separate cartridge that is punctured prior to discharge, exposing the propellant to the extinguishing agent. 9, record 1, English, - extinguishing%20agent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The principal extinguishing agents are water; carbon dioxide; dry chemicals; foam; and vaporizing liquids (halogenated compounds). 8, record 1, English, - extinguishing%20agent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
extinguishing agent; fire extinguishing agent: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 10, record 1, English, - extinguishing%20agent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Agents extincteurs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- agent extincteur
1, record 1, French, agent%20extincteur
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- agent extincteur contre l'incendie 2, record 1, French, agent%20extincteur%20contre%20l%27incendie
correct, masculine noun
- agent d'extinction 3, record 1, French, agent%20d%27extinction
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- produit extincteur 4, record 1, French, produit%20extincteur
correct, masculine noun
- produit d'extinction 5, record 1, French, produit%20d%27extinction
correct, masculine noun
- agent de lutte contre l'incendie 6, record 1, French, agent%20de%20lutte%20contre%20l%27incendie
correct, masculine noun
- agent d'étouffement 7, record 1, French, agent%20d%27%C3%A9touffement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Corps, mélange ou combinaison de corps à l'état solide, liquide, gazeux, pulvérulent ou émulsion, capable d'éteindre des matières en combustion. 8, record 1, French, - agent%20extincteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Éteindre le feu avec du brouillard d'eau ou tout autre agent de lutte contre l'incendie approprié dans un local d'habitation ou un local des machines factice en feu et envahis par une fumée dense. 9, record 1, French, - agent%20extincteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
agent extincteur : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR et par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance. 10, record 1, French, - agent%20extincteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
agent extincteur; agent d'extinction : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 11, record 1, French, - agent%20extincteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Agentes extintores
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- agente extintor
1, record 1, Spanish, agente%20extintor
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Producto para apagar incendios. 2, record 1, Spanish, - agente%20extintor
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