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BROWN PAPER [12 records]

Record 1 2016-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Black Products (Petroleum)
  • Mineralogy
DEF

A natural, waxy mixture of paraffinic hydrocarbons.

CONT

Ozocerite occurs in rocks found in Utah, Galicia, Australia, and in Romania near the Caspian Sea. The light yellow to dark brown mineral wax is used as a substitute for beeswax and carnauba wax in polishes, candles, printing inks, crayons, sealing waxes, phonograph records, and insulation. It is also used for leather polish, lithographic and printing inks, carbon paper, floor polishes, waxed paper, and textile sizing.

OBS

When purified by boiling and alkali treatments, ozocerite is called ceresin wax.

OBS

ozokerite: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits noirs (Pétrole)
  • Minéralogie
DEF

Hydrocarbure naturel, présentant l'aspect de la cire.

OBS

ozokérite : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos negros (Petróleo)
  • Mineralogía
OBS

Cera fósil, amarillenta, consistente en parafina y otros hidrocarburos sólidos.

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Record 2 2013-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

Choses in action refer to rights of property which, though they may be represented by a piece of paper, like a promissory note, are essentially intangible in that they can ultimately only be claimed or enforced by action, not by taking physical possession.(Brown, 3rd, p. 11)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

possession matérielle : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

Choses in action(refer) to rights of property which, though they may be represented by a piece of paper, like a promissory note, are essentially intangible in that they can ultimately only be claimed or enforced by action, not by taking physical possession.(Brown, 3rd ed., 1975, p. 11)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

chose non possessoire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Plastics Industry
  • Plastics Manufacturing
Universal entry(ies)
CH3CONHC2H4OH
formula, see observation
DEF

A chemical product in the form of a brown, viscous liquid which is used as a plasticizer for polyvinyl alcohol and for cellulosic and proteinaceous materials, as a humectant for paper products, glues, cork, and inks and as a textile conditioner.

OBS

N-(2-hydroxyethyl)acetamide: The capital letter "N" must be italicized; form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).

OBS

Chemical formula: CH3CONHC2H4OH

Key term(s)
  • N-acetyl ethanolamine
  • hydroxyethyl acetamide

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Industrie des plastiques
  • Plasturgie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CH3CONHC2H4OH
formula, see observation
OBS

N-(2-hydroxyéthyl)acétamide : La lettre majuscule «N» s'écrit en italique; forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée).

OBS

Formule chimique : CH3CONHC2H4OH

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Industria de plásticos
  • Fabricación de plásticos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CH3CONHC2H4OH
formula, see observation
OBS

Fórmula química : CH3CONHC2H4OH

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Record 5 2008-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Works of Art
  • Painting (Arts)
OBS

A. Brown. An Excursion of the Quebec Driving Club, c. 1825-1828, watercolour and gouache over graphite on brown wove paper 44. 4 x 53. 5 cm. Purchased 1970. National Gallery of Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres d'œuvres d'art
  • Peinture (Arts)
OBS

A. Brown. Excursion du Quebec Driving Club, v. 1825-1828, aquarelle et gouache sur mine de plomb sur papier vélin brun 44,4 x 53,5 cm. Acheté en 1970. Musée des beaux-arts du Canada.

Spanish

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Record 6 2007-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Domestic Appliances
  • The Product (Marketing)
CONT

Brown goods include sound equipment, image receiving equipment, computers, paper printing equipment, telecommunications equipment and electric and electronic charging equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareillage électrique domestique
  • Produit (Commercialisation)
CONT

Les produits bruns sont notamment les matériels audio et vidéo, les ordinateurs, les imprimantes, les matériels de télécommunication, ainsi que les équipements électriques et électroniques de rechange.

Spanish

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Record 7 2004-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Intaglio Printing
  • Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
  • Photography
DEF

A brown print process [by which paper] sensitized with silver nitrate, ferric ammonium citrate and citric acid is exposed under line drawings when the ferrous salt produced by light action reduces the silver nitrate producing a brown image which is fixed in hypo.

OBS

... used in USA for making line negatives for photo printing and for proofing colour litho negatives.

Key term(s)
  • Vandyke process

French

Domaine(s)
  • Impression en creux (héliogravure)
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie
  • Photographie

Spanish

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Record 8 1998-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
DEF

A high-strength paper usually in brown color made from rope or a combination of rope and chemical wood pulp.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier
OBS

Voir «papier de chanvre de Manille» dans le «International Glossary of Technical Terms for the Pulp and Paper Industry» et «papier bulle-corde» dans le «Vocabulaire technique - la fabrication et la transformation du papier» de la compagnie Domtar.

Spanish

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Record 9 1990-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
CONT

The Cold Regions Laboratory in the Corps of Engineers investigated two types of erosion control fabrics in reducing soil loss at construction sites in cold regions. The two fabrics were(1) a white, nonwoven fiberglass matting...(2) a plastic netting interwoven with 1/4 inch strips of brown paper....

CONT

Laurel Erosion Control Cloth (LECC) is a woven polypropylene monofilament yarn made by Laurel Plastics Co. .... It has been used primarily to protect against erosion of subgrade materials in water control structures and in highway and retaining system drainage cases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Mécanique des sols

Spanish

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Record 10 1989-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

Board manufactured from waste paper sometimes with the addition of pulps, and coloured brown on both sides.

OBS

The term "brown mixed pulp board" has been standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Carton fait de vieux papiers avec parfois addition de pâte, et dont les deux faces sont de couleur brune.

OBS

Le terme "carton de pâte brune mixte" a été normalisé par l'ISO et l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 11 1981-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Arts
CONT

Lithograph in black, dark brown, light brown, blue, yellow, red and split fountain stone with torchonage on wove paper.

OBS

torchon: a coarse bobbin or machine-made lace made with fan-shaped designs forming a scalloped edge and used esp. for edgings and trimmings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts plastiques
OBS

(...) réservé aux planches fragiles qui auraient à souffrir des coups de tampon. (...) le passage de l'encre se fait en douceur avec un tampon de tarlatane (...).

Spanish

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Record 12 1980-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
OBS

Photographic paper images that are predominantly blue-black as distinct from neutral black or warm(olive or brown) tone prints.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
OBS

Épreuves qui sont surtout bleu-noires par opposition aux épreuves et tons chauds (olives ou brunes) ou celles qui sont noires neutres.

Spanish

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