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Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
- Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- high vacuum equipment 1, record 1, English, high%20vacuum%20equipment
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
High vacuum is vacuum where the MFP(mean free path) of residual gases is longer than the size of the chamber or of the object under test. High vacuum usually requires multi-stage pumping and ion gauge measurement. 1, record 1, English, - high%20vacuum%20equipment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
- Physique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- appareil à vide poussé
1, record 1, French, appareil%20%C3%A0%20vide%20pouss%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- appareil à vide secondaire 1, record 1, French, appareil%20%C3%A0%20vide%20secondaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le vide secondaire est le vide obtenu par la pompe dite secondaire dans une installation. Son domaine est classiquement celui des pompes à diffusion et des pompes turbomoléculaires, c’est-à-dire celui du vide poussé (10-1 Pa à 10-5 Pa). 1, record 1, French, - appareil%20%C3%A0%20vide%20pouss%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
- Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- high-vacuum coating unit
1, record 2, English, high%2Dvacuum%20coating%20unit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
High vacuum is vacuum where the MFP(mean free path) of residual gases is longer than the size of the chamber or of the object under test. High vacuum usually requires multi-stage pumping and ion gauge measurement. 2, record 2, English, - high%2Dvacuum%20coating%20unit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
- Physique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dispositif de revêtement sous vide poussé
1, record 2, French, dispositif%20de%20rev%C3%AAtement%20sous%20vide%20pouss%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-01-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- chloride ion Cl-
1, record 3, English, chloride%20ion%20Cl%2D
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- chloride ion 2, record 3, English, chloride%20ion
correct
- Cl- ion 3, record 3, English, Cl%2D%20ion
correct, see observation
- chloride anion 4, record 3, English, chloride%20anion
correct
- Cl- anion 5, record 3, English, Cl%2D%20anion
proposal, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The chloride ion Cl- gives up its excess negative charge(electron) with the consequent formation of free radicals Cl. 3, record 3, English, - chloride%20ion%20Cl%2D
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... if sodium bisulfate (Na+HSO4-) or ammonium chloride (NH4+Cl-) is used as an acid, the sodium ion (Na+) and the chloride ion (Cl-) contribute nothing to the acidic properties ... 6, record 3, English, - chloride%20ion%20Cl%2D
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Every anion is necessarily an ion; an ion must be either an anion or a cation. 5, record 3, English, - chloride%20ion%20Cl%2D
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Symbol: Cl[superscript-] 5, record 3, English, - chloride%20ion%20Cl%2D
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ion chlorure Cl-
1, record 3, French, ion%20chlorure%20Cl%2D
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- ion chlorure 2, record 3, French, ion%20chlorure
correct, masculine noun
- ion de chlorure 3, record 3, French, ion%20de%20chlorure
correct, masculine noun
- ion Cl- 4, record 3, French, ion%20Cl%2D
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- anion chlorure Cl- 1, record 3, French, anion%20chlorure%20Cl%2D
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- anion chlorure 5, record 3, French, anion%20chlorure
correct, masculine noun
- anion Cl- 6, record 3, French, anion%20Cl%2D
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le seul composé d'hydrogène et de chlore a pour formule HCl et se dissout dans l'eau en formant l'acide chlorhydrique, où le chlorure d'hydrogène HCl est totalement ionisé en ion Cl- et ion H+ solvaté en H3O+. 5, record 3, French, - ion%20chlorure%20Cl%2D
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pluriel : des ions chlorure. 7, record 3, French, - ion%20chlorure%20Cl%2D
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Symbole : Cl- 7, record 3, French, - ion%20chlorure%20Cl%2D
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- ión cloruro
1, record 3, Spanish, i%C3%B3n%20cloruro
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] el estómago vacía su contenido de alimentos en la luz, o cavidad, del intestino delgado, las llamadas células de las criptas de la mucosa intestinal secretan iones cloruro en la cavidad. 1, record 3, Spanish, - i%C3%B3n%20cloruro
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Símbolo: Cl- 2, record 3, Spanish, - i%C3%B3n%20cloruro
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-11-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Instruments
- Nuclear Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- gas-filled detector
1, record 4, English, gas%2Dfilled%20detector
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Both the positive ions and the free electrons can be made to drift in a preferred direction by applying an external electric field. It is the movement of these charges that serves as the basis for the electrical signal produced by the important category of gas-filled detectors that includes ion chambers, proportional counters, and Geiger-Müller detectors. 2, record 4, English, - gas%2Dfilled%20detector
Record 4, Key term(s)
- gas filled detector
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Instruments scientifiques
- Physique nucléaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- détecteur rempli de gaz
1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9tecteur%20rempli%20de%20gaz
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les chambres à fission sont des détecteurs remplis de gaz dont les parois internes sont recouvertes d'une fine couche (de l'ordre du mg/cm² au plus) d'uranium enrichi en 235U, en général, ou, plus rarement, d'autres actinides (notamment du plutonium). 1, record 4, French, - d%C3%A9tecteur%20rempli%20de%20gaz
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-01-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- phytochelatin
1, record 5, English, phytochelatin
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Phytochelatins(PCs) are intracellular metal ligands produced by plants, fungi and algae in response to increase of metals in their environment. They are small metal-binding polypeptides, enzymatically produced from glutathione to form amino acids sequences(g-Glu-Cys) n-Gly where n=2 to 11. They sequester metals inside the cells by binding them through thiol coordination and by this way, limit damage to metabolic processes in reducing the cytotoxic free metal ion. 2, record 5, English, - phytochelatin
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Hope for the phytoextraction of mercury has been inspired by recent discoveries showing some plants produce specific peptides, termed phytochelatins, that bind and detoxify hazardous metals such as cadmium. 3, record 5, English, - phytochelatin
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- phytochélatine
1, record 5, French, phytoch%C3%A9latine
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Peptide de faible poids moléculaire riche en cystéine. 2, record 5, French, - phytoch%C3%A9latine
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Ce peptide] se lie fortement à des ions métalliques tels que le Cadmium (Cd) et le Cuivre (Cu). 2, record 5, French, - phytoch%C3%A9latine
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - external organization data 2005-01-07
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
- Food Industries
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- chlorine
1, record 6, English, chlorine
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- atomic chlorine 2, record 6, English, atomic%20chlorine
correct
- elemental chlorine 3, record 6, English, elemental%20chlorine
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chlorine [is] an element that is found in biological tissues as the chloride ion. The body contains about 100g of chloride and the average diet contains 6-7 g, mainly as sodium chloride. Free chlorine is used as a sterilising agent e. g. in drinking water. 4, record 6, English, - chlorine
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Used also as a flour bleaching agent and as an aging and an oxidizing agent. 5, record 6, English, - chlorine
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The catalytic agent is atomic chlorine, [symbol] Cl, which is released when stable chlorine compounds are disassociated by short wavelength UV, in the middle and upper stratosphere above 25 km. 6, record 6, English, - chlorine
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
elemental: consisting of an element only, as distinguished from a compound of an element, e.g. elemental iron is Fe (not Fe203 or other iron compound). 7, record 6, English, - chlorine
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
chlorine: Also frequently used to designate molecular chlorine, formula Cl2 (q.v.). 8, record 6, English, - chlorine
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Sodium chlorine. 8, record 6, English, - chlorine
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Traitement des eaux
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- chlore
1, record 6, French, chlore
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- chlore atomique 2, record 6, French, chlore%20atomique
correct, masculine noun
- chlore élémentaire 3, record 6, French, chlore%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9mentaire
correct, masculine noun
- chlore à l'état atomique 4, record 6, French, chlore%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9tat%20atomique
correct, masculine noun
- chlore sous forme atomique 5, record 6, French, chlore%20sous%20forme%20atomique
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Corps simple, gaz de la famille des halogènes. (Élément chimique de symbole Cl). 6, record 6, French, - chlore
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le chlore, dont le nom vient du terme grec chloros, qui signifie vert-jaune, entre, à un titre ou à un autre, dans la moitié des fabrications de la chimie moderne [...]. Agent anti-microbien, présent dans les emballages, le chlore a de très nombreuses applications. Cependant, comme tout outil à la disposition des hommes, il présente des effets indésirables que l'on doit s'efforcer de limiter. 7, record 6, French, - chlore
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chlore : Si on fait exception du chlore atmosphérique, où il est à l'état atomique, le chlore se retrouve généralement à l'état moléculaire, soit C12, d'où l'emploi de ce terme pour désigner aussi, de manière elliptique, le chlore à l'état moléculaire. 8, record 6, French, - chlore
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Tratamiento del agua
- Industria alimentaria
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- cloro
1, record 6, Spanish, cloro
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- cloro atómico 2, record 6, Spanish, cloro%20at%C3%B3mico
correct, masculine noun
- cloro elemental 2, record 6, Spanish, cloro%20elemental
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Elemento gaseoso, n.° atómico 17, amarillo verdoso, muy pesado, poderoso, oxidante, sofocante y tóxico. 3, record 6, Spanish, - cloro
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se encuentra en dos formas: como gas amarillo-verdoso, pesado, incombustible, de olor picante e irritante, o como líquido claro, de color ámbar y olor irritante. Soluble en cloruros y alcoholes. Algo soluble en agua fría. Tóxico e irritante por inhalación. Riesgo de incendio moderado en contacto con materiales reductores. 4, record 6, Spanish, - cloro
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-09-11
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Biochemistry
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- free ammonia gas
1, record 7, English, free%20ammonia%20gas
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ammonia solutions are water solutions of ammonia gas. They also include those fertilizer solutions consisting of water solutions of ammonium salts such as ammonium nitrate, which are artificially charged with free ammonia gas. 2, record 7, English, - free%20ammonia%20gas
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
One aspect of the unique chemistry of urea places some restrictions on its use as a banded source of nitrogen for potatoes. During the biological conversion of urea-nitrogen to ammonium-nitrogen, free ammonia gas can be evolved in significant quantities near the fertilizer band for short periods of time. Because this also occurs near the seed-piece, this free ammonia gas can cause damage to emerging potato sprouts or root systems. 3, record 7, English, - free%20ammonia%20gas
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Ammonia in water exists in two forms : ammonium ion and free ammonia gas. Above a pH of 10. 7 all ammonia exists as gas. 4, record 7, English, - free%20ammonia%20gas
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Biochimie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- gaz ammoniac libre
1, record 7, French, gaz%20ammoniac%20libre
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- ammoniac libre 2, record 7, French, ammoniac%20libre
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Y a-t-il possibilité d'accumulation du gaz ammoniac dans l'organisme? [...] L'ammoniac peut être excrété dans l'urine, principalement sous forme d'urée et de sels d'ammonium et, à un degré moindre, sous forme d'ammoniac libre. 3, record 7, French, - gaz%20ammoniac%20libre
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] l'hydrolyse de l'urée peut s'arrêter ou ralentir lorsque la quantité d'ammoniac libre (non encore fixée) à l'intérieur de la masse traitée est importante. 4, record 7, French, - gaz%20ammoniac%20libre
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les doses minimum ne s'appliquent que s'il n'y a pas d'autre source d'azote. Les maxima pour ammonium et urée ne sont pas indépendants puisque l'urée s'hydrolyse en ammonium : c'est l'ammonium total potentiel qui compte, ou plus précisément l'ammoniac libre. Il y a équilibre entre ammoniaque (NH4OH) et ammoniac (NH3) dans l'eau, l'ammoniaque se dissociant elle-même en ions ammonium (NH4) et hydroxyle (OH) : cet équilibre dépend du pH et de la température. L'odeur d'ammoniac est perceptible dès 20 ppm d'ammonium à pH 10 et 20 °C. Plus le pH est haut, plus il y aura d'ammoniac libre [...] 5, record 7, French, - gaz%20ammoniac%20libre
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2001-08-07
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- alkaline carbonate 1, record 8, English, alkaline%20carbonate
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ion leakage normally consists exclusively of free bases or alkaline carbonates, according to whether the primary system ends with a strong or weak base resin. 1, record 8, English, - alkaline%20carbonate
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- carbonate alcalin
1, record 8, French, carbonate%20alcalin
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fuite ionique est normalement constituée exclusivement par des bases libres ou par des carbonates alcalins suivant que la chaîne primaire se termine par une résine fortement ou faiblement basique. 1, record 8, French, - carbonate%20alcalin
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- carbonato alcalino
1, record 8, Spanish, carbonato%20alcalino
masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1981-01-26
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- alkaline bicarbonate
1, record 9, English, alkaline%20bicarbonate
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Systems with two runs over cation exchangers.... The demineralized water,... has to be further treated in a finishing plant. The ion leakage normally consists exclusively of free bases or alkaline bicarbonates, according to whether the primary system terminates with a strongly or weakly-basic resin. 1, record 9, English, - alkaline%20bicarbonate
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Traitement des eaux
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- bicarbonate alcalin
1, record 9, French, bicarbonate%20alcalin
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chaînes comportant plusieurs étages d'échanges cationiques. [...] Il faut [...] traiter à nouveau l'eau déminéralisée sur une chaîne dite de finition. La fuite ionique est normalement constituée exclusivement par des bases libres ou par des bicarbonates alcalins suivant que la chaîne primaire se termine par une résine fortement ou faiblement basique. 1, record 9, French, - bicarbonate%20alcalin
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1981-01-26
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- free base 1, record 10, English, free%20base
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ion leakage normally consists exclusively of free bases or alkaline carbonates, according to whether the primary system ends with a strong or weak base resin. 1, record 10, English, - free%20base
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- base libre
1, record 10, French, base%20libre
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La suite ionique est normalement constituée exclusivement par des bases libres ou par des carbonates alcalins suivant que la chaîne primaire se termine par une résine fortement ou faiblement basique. 1, record 10, French, - base%20libre
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1981-01-26
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- primary system
1, record 11, English, primary%20system
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ion leakage normally consists exclusively of free bases or alkaline carbonates, according to whether the primary system ends with a strong or weak base resin. 1, record 11, English, - primary%20system
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- chaîne primaire
1, record 11, French, cha%C3%AEne%20primaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- chaîne de tête 1, record 11, French, cha%C3%AEne%20de%20t%C3%AAte
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fuite ionique est normalement constituée exclusivement par des bases libres ou par des carbonates alcalins suivant que la chaîne primaire se termine par une résine fortement ou faiblement basique. 1, record 11, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20primaire
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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