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AFFINERIE METAUX PRECIEUX [1 record]

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Record 1 1988-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refining of Metals
  • Precious Metals (Metallurgy)
OBS

refinery: a building and equipment for refining or purifying metals ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Affinage des métaux
  • Métaux précieux (Métallurgie)
OBS

affinerie : Lieu où l'on affine les métaux.

OBS

Pour le sucre, le pétrole, etc., on dit raffinerie, raffinage et raffiner, mais pour les métaux, on emploie plutôt affinerie, affinage et affiner.

OBS

affinage : (monn.) Dans le domaine des métaux précieux, extraction du métal précieux contenu dans l'alliage. (L'affinage des monnaies d'argent (...) permet d'extraire l'argent pur contenu dans l'alliage monétaire.)

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