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SUBSTITUCION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- replacement
1, record 1, English, replacement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- substitution 2, record 1, English, substitution
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] change in composition of a mineral or mineral aggregate, presumably accomplished by diffusion of new material in an old material out without breakdown of the solid state. 3, record 1, English, - replacement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Edwards (1952) defined replacement as "the dissolving of one mineral and the simultaneous deposition of another mineral in its place, without the intervening development of appreciable open spaces, and commonly without a change of volume." 4, record 1, English, - replacement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
replacement: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - replacement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- remplacement
1, record 1, French, remplacement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- substitution 2, record 1, French, substitution
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le remplacement peut se faire par dissolution de la matière originelle et remplissage par une nouvelle substance [...] Mais le plus souvent il y a remplacement lent des substances initiales par d'autres, molécule par molécule [...] 3, record 1, French, - remplacement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le remplacement [...] appelé aussi substitution [...] rentre dans le cadre de la métasomatose ou métasomatisme, qui implique une modification chimique, en général avec changement de forme (métamorphisme). 4, record 1, French, - remplacement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] tout ou partie d'un dépôt fait à l'origine d'une substance, soit finalement fait d'une autre substance; il y a eu «substitution». En particulier, certains calcaires [...] sont remplacés par de la dolomie. 5, record 1, French, - remplacement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Les filons hydrothermaux se mettent en place soit par remplacement de part et d'autre d'une cassure, soit par remplissages successifs [...] Quand il y a remplacement, il est encore possible, par endroits, de deviner au sein du filon l'ancienne stratification des roches. 6, record 1, French, - remplacement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
remplacement : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - remplacement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Petrografía
- Geoquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- reemplazo
1, record 1, Spanish, reemplazo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- substitución 1, record 1, Spanish, substituci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-07-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- substitution reaction
1, record 2, English, substitution%20reaction
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- displacement reaction 1, record 2, English, displacement%20reaction
correct
- replacement reaction 2, record 2, English, replacement%20reaction
correct
- exchange reaction 3, record 2, English, exchange%20reaction
correct
- substitution 4, record 2, English, substitution
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... any of a class of chemical reactions in which an atom or a group of atoms in a molecule is replaced by another atom or group. 1, record 2, English, - substitution%20reaction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... an organic compound such as an alkyl halide can give rise to numerous types of organic compounds by substitution reactions with suitable reagents. 1, record 2, English, - substitution%20reaction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Substitution reactions are divided into ... general classes ... [such as] nucleophilic substitution ... [and] electrophilic substitution. 1, record 2, English, - substitution%20reaction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réaction de substitution
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9action%20de%20substitution
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- substitution 1, record 2, French, substitution
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réaction au cours de laquelle un atome, dans une molécule, échange contre un autre atome un atome auquel il est lié, sans changer sa coordinence [...] 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9action%20de%20substitution
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On distingue quatre types de réaction de substitution en chimie organique : 1. Les substitutions nucléophiles [...] 2. Les substitutions électrophiles [...] 3. Les substitutions radicalaires [...] 4. Les substitutions péricycliques. 1, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9action%20de%20substitution
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- substitución
1, record 2, Spanish, substituci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reemplazamiento de un átomo o radical por otro átomo o radical sin modificar la composición del resto de la molécula. 1, record 2, Spanish, - substituci%C3%B3n
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