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HYDROPHILISATION [2 records]

Record 1 2012-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

Traitement conduisant à l'augmentation de l'hydrophilie des fibres, notamment par l'élimination de leurs souillures hydrophobes. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

OBS

hydrophilisation : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
OBS

hydrophile: having an affinity for, absorbing, wetting smoothly with, tending to combine with, or capable of dissolving in water. (American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New York, 1969).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
DEF

Action de rendre hydrophile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía
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