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ADDITIF AMELIORANT INDICE VISCOSITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-06-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mechanical Transmission Systems
- Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- viscosity index improver
1, record 1, English, viscosity%20index%20improver
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- viscosifier 2, record 1, English, viscosifier
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A chemical compound added to a fluid to modify its temperature viscosity relationship. 3, record 1, English, - viscosity%20index%20improver
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Additive, usually a polymer, blended with a base oil to reduce the variation of its viscosity with temperature. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 4, record 1, English, - viscosity%20index%20improver
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
viscosity index improver: term standardized by ISO. 5, record 1, English, - viscosity%20index%20improver
Record 1, Key term(s)
- viscosity improver
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transmissions mécaniques
- Pétroles bruts et dérivés
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- améliorant d'indice de viscosité
1, record 1, French, am%C3%A9liorant%20d%27indice%20de%20viscosit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- additif d'indice de viscosité 2, record 1, French, additif%20d%27indice%20de%20viscosit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- additif améliorant l'indice de viscosité 3, record 1, French, additif%20am%C3%A9liorant%20l%27indice%20de%20viscosit%C3%A9
masculine noun
- améliorant de viscosité 4, record 1, French, am%C3%A9liorant%20de%20viscosit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composé «chimique» ajouté à un fluide pour améliorer ses caractéristiques «viscosité-température». 2, record 1, French, - am%C3%A9liorant%20d%27indice%20de%20viscosit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Additif, généralement un polymère, mélangé à une huile de base pour réduire la variation de sa viscosité avec la température. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 5, record 1, French, - am%C3%A9liorant%20d%27indice%20de%20viscosit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
améliorant d'indice de viscosité : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 6, record 1, French, - am%C3%A9liorant%20d%27indice%20de%20viscosit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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