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Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- contaminated
1, record 1, English, contaminated
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Soiled with infectious material. 2, record 1, English, - contaminated
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contaminé
1, record 1, French, contamin%C3%A9
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Envahi par les micro-organismes et de ce fait, capable de transmettre une infection. 2, record 1, French, - contamin%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vocabulario general
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- contaminado
1, record 1, Spanish, contaminado
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-05-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Federal Laws and Legal Documents
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- contaminated
1, record 2, English, contaminated
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cited in Collection of Definitions in Federal Statutes (BT-153, 1989) 2, record 2, English, - contaminated
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
means, in respect of grain, containing any substance in sufficient quantity that the grain is unfit for consumption by persons and animals. 1, record 2, English, - contaminated
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Lois et documents juridiques fédéraux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- contaminé
1, record 2, French, contamin%C3%A9
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Recueil des définitions des lois fédérales (BT-153, 1989) 2, record 2, French, - contamin%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
État des grains qui contiennent une substance en quantité telle qu'ils sont impropres à la consommation humaine et animale. 1, record 2, French, - contamin%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-02-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- contaminated
1, record 3, English, contaminated
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contamination: Applied to magmas and denoting the addition of foreign rock material, assimilation of wall rock. 2, record 3, English, - contaminated
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- contaminé
1, record 3, French, contamin%C3%A9
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le granite, le basalte et les autres roches endogènes, montées de la profondeur, renferment souvent, nous l'avons vu, des enclaves de roches sédimentaires et métamorphiques des parois, derniers restes des terrains encaissants qu'ils ont fondus, digérés, assimilés. On dit parfois qu'ils ont été «contaminés» [...] 1, record 3, French, - contamin%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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