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COLLOIDAL [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-06-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Non-Surgical Treatment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- colloidal gold
1, record 1, English, colloidal%20gold
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A purplish suspension of minute particles of metallic gold, made by reducing a solution of bromauric acid or other acid or salt of gold, used in medicine since alchemical times. 2, record 1, English, - colloidal%20gold
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The radioactive form, made by exposure to neutrons, is used as a suspension in the pleural cavity to treat lung cancer. 2, record 1, English, - colloidal%20gold
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Traitements non chirurgicaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- or colloïdal
1, record 1, French, or%20collo%C3%AFdal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les cellules sont ensuite hybridées avec une sonde biotinylée, et le signal est détecté par incubation avec la streptavidine couplée à l'or colloïdal. 2, record 1, French, - or%20collo%C3%AFdal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Tratamiento sin cirugía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- oro coloidal
1, record 1, Spanish, oro%20coloidal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El oro coloidal es un líquido cuyo color varía del rojo/rosado a un color púrpura. Ningún otro color es aceptable, pues evidenciaría algún componente agregado. Cuando el oro metálico se divide homogéneamente en partículas de tamaños que van de uno a cien billonésimas partes de un metro y dichas partículas son permanentemente suspendidas en la solución, el mineral se convierte en el producto conocido como coloidal y exhibe nuevas propiedades debido a una mayor superficie de oro disponible. 2, record 1, Spanish, - oro%20coloidal
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-06-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Metals Mining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- colloidal
1, record 2, English, colloidal
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ferrous iron in solution reacts with complexes of clay and colloidal clay particles to form chamosite on the surface of convenient nuclei ... 2, record 2, English, - colloidal
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Mines métalliques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- colloïdal
1, record 2, French, collo%C3%AFdal
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relatif à l'état des particules qui constituent un colloïde. 2, record 2, French, - collo%C3%AFdal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certains auteurs font appel à des processus uniquement chimiques, d'autres à des phénomènes d'ordre biochimique par lesquels le manganèse et le fer en solution seraient extraits de l'eau de mer, formant ainsi des particules à l'état colloïdal chargées électriquement, et qui pourraient attirer des ions (métalliques). 2, record 2, French, - collo%C3%AFdal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'altération chimique affecte toujours les édifices cristallins les plus instables, et les réduit en constructions plus simples et plus stables, cryptocristallines ou colloïdales. 3, record 2, French, - collo%C3%AFdal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les péridotites se transforment en une latérite ferrugineuse légère, de couleur ocre, formée essentiellement de produits colloïdaux (alumogels). 3, record 2, French, - collo%C3%AFdal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le caractère colloïdal d'une substance s'exprime par un certain nombre de propriétés qui sont la thixotropie, la gélification, la plasticité, la ductilité et l'absorption. 4, record 2, French, - collo%C3%AFdal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geoquímica
- Minas metálicas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- coloidal 1, record 2, Spanish, coloidal
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-02-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- colloidal
1, record 3, English, colloidal
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Descriptive of a dispersion involving particles so minute that they are not visible through optical microscopes. 2, record 3, English, - colloidal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Such particles remain in suspension in water indefinitely, and when surrounded by molecules of liquid such as water, they form a colloidal solution. 2, record 3, English, - colloidal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Colloidal gas, liquid, stability. 3, record 3, English, - colloidal
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- colloïdal
1, record 3, French, collo%C3%AFdal
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui se rapporte aux colloïdes, en particulier, à l'état de la matière qui prend cette forme. 2, record 3, French, - collo%C3%AFdal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le caractère colloïdal d'une substance s'exprime par un certain nombre de propriétés qui sont la thixotropie, la gélification, la plasticité, la ductilité et l'absorption. 3, record 3, French, - collo%C3%AFdal
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
État colloïdal, solution colloïdale. 4, record 3, French, - collo%C3%AFdal
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- coloidal 1, record 3, Spanish, coloidal
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Dícese del] estado de una materia cuando se encuentra en partículas de 1nm a 1um de tamaño dispersos en un medio. 2, record 3, Spanish, - coloidal
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-11-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- colloidal
1, record 4, English, colloidal
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The sludge blanket contacts the water plus reagents admitted to the vacuum chamber and literally filters out the colloidal impurities contained in the water. 2, record 4, English, - colloidal
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- colloïdal
1, record 4, French, collo%C3%AFdal
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La] couche de boue agit pour assurer le contact avec l'eau additionnée des réactifs qui sont introduits dans la cloche, et réalise une véritable filtration des impuretés colloïdales contenues dans l'eau. 2, record 4, French, - collo%C3%AFdal
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- coloidal
1, record 4, Spanish, coloidal
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-11-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- colloidal
1, record 5, English, colloidal
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to a state of matter in which particles are larger than those which ordinarily form crystals. 2, record 5, English, - colloidal
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Mécanique des sols
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- colloïde
1, record 5, French, collo%C3%AFde
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui a les propriétés d'un colloïde [...] renferme des particules dispersées, très grosses qui ne traversent pas les filtres. 2, record 5, French, - collo%C3%AFde
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
- Mecánica del suelo
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- coloidal
1, record 5, Spanish, coloidal
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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