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DOW [3 records]

Record 1 2011-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

Dow: overall octanol-water partition coefficient for all species of the same chemical or for a number of different chemicals.

OBS

Dow

PHR

Log Dow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Études et analyses environnementales
OBS

Doe; Dow

OBS

L'usage de l'oblique au lieu du trait d'union est à éviter. L'oblique oppose deux éléments alors que le trait d'union les lie.

PHR

Log Doe.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
DEF

A type of optical disk which provides for data to be written and read many times over the recording surface of the corresponding disk side, using the direct overwrite thermo-magnetic and magneto-optical effects requiring an external magnetic field.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Special Water Transport
DEF

An Arab lateen - rigged boat of the Indian Ocean usually having a long overhang forward, a high poop, and an open waist.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Transports par bateaux spéciaux
DEF

Voilier arabe à deux voiles.

Spanish

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