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HIERRO L [5 records]

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Record 1 2012-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Geochemistry
  • Iron
Universal entry(ies)
Fe
symbol
ferrum
Latin, obsolete
7439-89-6
CAS number
DEF

A heavy malleable ductile magnetic chiefly bivalent and trivalent metallic element that is silver-white when pure but readily rusts in moist air and is chemically active in other respects (as toward dilute acids), that occurs native in meteorites and combined in most igneous rocks, that is usually extracted from its ores by smelting with coke and limestone in a blast furnace ...

OBS

A metallic element having atomic number 26 and in group VIII of the periodic system, the average atomic weight of the naturally occurring isotopes is 55.85.

OBS

... the most used of metals (as in construction, armaments, tools ...

OBS

Iron's chemical symbol [Fe] comes from the Latin word for iron, ferrum.

OBS

iron: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) for the systematic name corresponding to the CAS number indicated on the present record; term adopted by Environment Canada, used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS).

OBS

Also known under the following commercial designations: Ancor EN 80/150; Armco iron; EFV 250/400; EO 5A; Ferrovac E; GS 6; Loha; NC 100; PZh2M; PZhO; Remko; Suy-B 2; 3ZhP.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Géochimie
  • Fer
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Fe
symbol
ferrum
Latin, obsolete
7439-89-6
CAS number
DEF

Métal blanc-gris, tenace, ductile, malléable et magnétique, le plus important pour son utilisation industrielle, surtout sous forme d'alliages, d'aciers et de fontes.

OBS

Corps simple, de symbole Fe et de poids atomique 55,85, constituant mineur de l'eau de mer.

OBS

[Étymologie :] du latin « ferrum ».

OBS

fer : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée) pour le nom systématique correspondant au numéro CAS indiqué sur la présente fiche; terme retenu par Environnement Canada, utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Geoquímica
  • Hierro
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Fe
symbol
ferrum
Latin, obsolete
7439-89-6
CAS number
DEF

Elemento químico de símbolo Fe, número atómico 26, masa atómica 55.843 ± 3 y configuración electrónica (Ar)3d6 4s2, con 10 nucleidos, 4 de los cuales son estables.

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Record 2 2006-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
CONT

Canary Islands (Spanish "Islas Canarias"): A group of islands in the Atlantic, about 70 miles off the Northwest African coast, forming two Spanish provinces: Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas. Seven are inhabited: Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Palma, Gomera and Hierro.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
DEF

La plus petite et la moins peuplée des terres de l'archipel espagnol des Canaries. Chef-lieu : Valverde.

CONT

Canaries, en espagnol «Canarias» : Archipel volcanique de l'Atlantique, situé à une centaine de kilomètres de la côte d'Afrique, au large du Maroc méridional, réparti administrativement dans les deux provinces espagnoles de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (îles de Tenerife, Gomera, La Palma et Hierro) et de Las Palmas (Grande Canarie, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura).

OBS

La plus occidentale des îles Canaries.

OBS

Le générique du nom d'une île prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Die Stamping
  • Animal Husbandry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matriçage (Métallurgie)
  • Élevage des animaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estampado en matriz (Metalurgia)
  • Cría de ganado
DEF

Marca que con hierro candente se pone a los ganados.

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Record 4 2003-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
DEF

... [an element] that plays a vital role in biological processes (as in transport of oxygen in the animal body).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
DEF

Élément fonctionnel spécifique des animaux supérieurs pour les phénomènes d'érythropoïèse et de respiration cellulaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
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Record 5 2002-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fencing
OBS

Facilities/equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Escrime
OBS

Installations/matériel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Esgrima
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