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THIXOTROPE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thixotropic
1, record 1, English, thixotropic
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of, or pertaining to, liquid plastics which contain suspended colloidal solids (such as finely divided silica) that are gel-like at rest but become fluid when applied. 2, record 1, English, - thixotropic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is important that the gel formed by the mud, when drilling is not in progress, be thixotropic (i.e., that it be readily converted to a fluid state by agitation and then gel again when at rest) in order to prevent the cuttings from settling to the bottom of the hole. 3, record 1, English, - thixotropic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Most drilling fluids must be thixotropic so that the cuttings in the fluid will remain in suspension when circulation is stopped. 3, record 1, English, - thixotropic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- thixotrope
1, record 1, French, thixotrope
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- thixotropique 2, record 1, French, thixotropique
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'une substance qui se comporte au repos comme un gel, mais comme un liquide visqueux quand on la remue. 3, record 1, French, - thixotrope
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fluide thixotrope. 4, record 1, French, - thixotrope
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tixotrópica
1, record 1, Spanish, tixotr%C3%B3pica
adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tixotrópico 2, record 1, Spanish, tixotr%C3%B3pico
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dice de una sustancia que se comporta como un gel cuando está en reposo, pero como líquido viscoso cuando se agita. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tixotr%C3%B3pica
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