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WOOD FIBRE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-08-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wood Products
- Raw Materials (Pulp and Paper)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wood fibre
1, record 1, English, wood%20fibre
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A material in which the wood is reduced to predominantly individual fibres by mechanical or chemical means, or a combination of the two. 2, record 1, English, - wood%20fibre
Record 1, Key term(s)
- wood fiber
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Produits du bois
- Matières premières (Pâtes et papier)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fibre ligneuse
1, record 1, French, fibre%20ligneuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matériau obtenu par réduction du bois suivant un procédé mécanique ou chimique ou par la combinaison des deux. 2, record 1, French, - fibre%20ligneuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-10-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Xylology (The Study of Wood)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wood fiber
1, record 2, English, wood%20fiber
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- wood fibre 2, record 2, English, wood%20fibre
correct, proposal
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fiber: A general term of convenience for any long, narrow cell of wood or bast, other than vessel elements and parenchyma ... Often qualified as wood fibers (i.e. of the xylem) and bast fibers (of the phloem), the former including both the tracheids of Gymnospermae and the libriform wood-fibers and fiber-tracheids of woody Angiospermae. 1, record 2, English, - wood%20fiber
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Xylologie (Étude des bois)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fibre ligneuse
1, record 2, French, fibre%20ligneuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fibre du bois 1, record 2, French, fibre%20du%20bois
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cellule longue et étroite, autre que les éléments de vaisseau et de parenchyme, disposée parallèlement à l'axe de l'arbre. 2, record 2, French, - fibre%20ligneuse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sont comprises dans les fibres du bois, les trachéides des conifères et des feuillus. 2, record 2, French, - fibre%20ligneuse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- fibra lignificada
1, record 2, Spanish, fibra%20lignificada
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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