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CIRE CANDELILLA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Food Additives
- Pharmacy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- candelilla wax
1, record 1, English, candelilla%20wax
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hard yellowish to brown wax composed chiefly of hydrocarbons that is found as a coating on candelilla shrubs and used similarly to carnauba wax. 2, record 1, English, - candelilla%20wax
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A yellowish-brown, opaque to translucent solid wax. Soluble in chloroform, turpentine, carbon tetrachloride, trichloroethylene, toluene, hot petroleum ether and alkalies; insoluble in water. 3, record 1, English, - candelilla%20wax
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Candelilla wax. Glazing and polishing agent for confectionery. 4, record 1, English, - candelilla%20wax
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
candelilla wax: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 5, record 1, English, - candelilla%20wax
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Additifs alimentaires
- Pharmacie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- candelilla
1, record 1, French, candelilla
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cire de candelilla 2, record 1, French, cire%20de%20candelilla
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cire végétale que l'on trouve dans les écailles recouvrant certaines plantes [...] 3, record 1, French, - candelilla
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le candelilla est extrait en immergeant les plantes dans de l'eau bouillante contenant un peu d'acide sulfurique et en écrémant la cire séparée. Cette cire [...] contient 28 à 29 p. 100 d'esters, 12 à 14 p. 100 d'alcools [...], 50 à 51 p. 100 d'hydrocarbures, 7 à 9 p. 100 d'humidité. Elle est insoluble dans l'eau, mais soluble dans le chloroforme, l'essence de térébenthine, le tétrachlorure de carbone, le toluène. [...] On l'utilise [...] comme succédané de la cire de carnauba et de la cire d'abeille. 3, record 1, French, - candelilla
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
candelilla; cire de candelilla : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 4, record 1, French, - candelilla
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Aditivos alimentarios
- Farmacia
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cera de candelilla
1, record 1, Spanish, cera%20de%20candelilla
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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