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GLYCERINE [14 records]

Record 1 2025-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tobacco Industry
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

When using HTPs [heated tobacco products], dedicated tobacco sticks are placed on the heating blade or inside the heating chamber and, after the process of warming(temperature [under] 350 °C), the aerosol with nicotine is inhaled by the user.... Tobacco sticks used in HTPs contain processed tobacco, water, glycerine, guar gum and cellulose fibres.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du tabac
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horticulture
  • Interior Decorations
OBS

Capillarity stabilization is a technique that enables a plant's foliage to remain fresh for a long time after harvest. The foliage stem is soaked in a solution made up of vegetable glycerine, water, food colouring and nutrients.

Key term(s)
  • capillarity stabilisation
  • stabilisation by capillarity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horticulture
  • Décoration intérieure
OBS

La stabilisation par capillarité est une technique qui permet au feuillage d'une plante de rester longtemps dans un état de fraîcheur après la récolte. La tige du feuillage est mise à tremper dans quelques centimètres de solution à base de glycérine végétale, d'eau, de colorants alimentaires et de nutriments.

Spanish

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Record 3 2024-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
  • Interior Decorations
CONT

Double immersion stabilization... is the most common technique for [preserving] flowers... This technique involves immersion in two steps. The first bath consists of immersing the flower for 24 hours in a pure alcohol solution... The second bath consists of alcohol, propylene glycol, glycerine and food colouring.

Key term(s)
  • double immersion stabilisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Floriculture
  • Décoration intérieure

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Food Additives
DEF

Generic name for phosphatide-and glycerine mixtures found in eggs, milk, soybeans, corn, etc. and currently used in medicine, pharmacy, cosmetics and food.

OBS

Lecithin is used by the biochemist as the trivial name for phosphatidylcholine ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Additifs alimentaires
DEF

Nom générique des phosphoaminolipides contenant de la choline et se rencontrant dans de nombreux tissus animaux et végétaux (jaune d'œuf, laitance de poisson, tissu nerveux, lait, etc.).

CONT

Formées par la condensation d'un diglycéride et de l'ester phosphorique de la choline, les lécithines sont employées comme agents tensioactifs dans l'industrie alimentaire, pharmaceutique et cosmétique. On les prescrit comme stimulants de la nutrition azotée et phosphorée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
  • Aditivos alimentarios
OBS

Semilíquido viscoso de color pardo claro y olor característico; insoluble en acetona; parcialmente soluble en agua; soluble en cloroformo y benceno. No tóxico.

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Record 5 2014-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Renewable Energy
CONT

The production of biodiesel is carried out via transesterification... In this reaction, the triglyceride is reacted with an alcohol(typically methanol) in the presence of a catalyst(typically a base such as NaOH [sodium hydroxide]) to produce three fatty acid methyl esters and the side-product glycerine(or glycerol).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Énergies renouvelables
CONT

Le biodiesel est obtenu par transestérification [...] Au cours de la réaction, le triglycéride réagit avec un alcool (habituellement du méthanol) en présence d'un catalyseur (généralement une base comme le NaOH [hydroxyde de sodium]) pour produire trois esters méthyliques d'acide gras et de la glycérine (ou du glycérol).

Spanish

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Record 6 2005-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fatty Substances (Food)
  • Slaughterhouses
CONT

Bleachable fancy tallow(BFT) is made from a mixture of inedible fat sources collected from butcher shops, grocery stores, and meat processing plants. BFT is great for increasing the energy value and palatability in animal feeds. The tallow can be further processed and segregated into individual fatty acids and glycerine which are then used to manufacture other products such as lubricants and dust suppressants. BFT has a high composition of saturated fatty acids and can have up to four per cent free fatty acids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)
  • Abattoirs
CONT

Les usages dépendent de la catégorie et de la qualité des graisses, comme le suif de qualité supérieure blanchissable, la graisse blanche de choix, le suif comestible, les graisses animales de catégorie fourragère, les graisses de volaille et le suif et la graisse jaune de catégorie A ou B.

OBS

GRAS: Mélange de gras animal, d'huile végétale de choix (huile de coconut) et de suif de qualité supérieure.

Spanish

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Record 7 2004-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

Oil, glycerine or petroleum jelly that is mixed with diamond powder to create a wet diamond powder mixture.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Substance visqueuse telle que l'huile, la glycérine ou la gelée de pétrole, qui mélangée à de la poudre de diamant donne de l'égrisée.

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Winemaking
CONT

What is oleochemistry? "Oleo" is the Latin word for oil. The chemical products that Cognis produces for its industrial customers are derived exclusively from natural oils and fats. They include coconut, palm, kernel, soybean and rapeseed oils. Cognis uses these natural raw materials to make oleochemical base materials such as fatty acids, fatty acid methyl esters, fatty alcohols, glycerine-and other valuable substances, like vitamine E.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

Chimie des corps gras.

Spanish

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Record 9 2000-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

... delicate specimens can be cleared in Amman’s lactophenol or lactic acid.

CONT

Water Quality Recipes.... Amman's lactophenol.... phenol(40 g) ;lactic acid(40 ml) ;glycerine(80 ml).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Études et analyses environnementales
OBS

lactophénol, n.m. : Réactif utilisé pour l'examen et la conservation de spécimens mycologiques qu'il éclaircit sans les altérer (Amann).

Spanish

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Record 10 2000-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

softener : 1. A product designed to impart a soft mellowness to the fabric. Examples are glucose, glycerine, tallow, or any one of a number of quaternary ammonium compounds. 2. A substance that reduces the hardness of water by removing or sequestering the calcium and magnesium ions. 3. A substance used to reduce friction during mixing and processing when dry powders are added to polymers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

adoucisseur : un composé chimique utilisé dans la finition pour donner au tissu une main soyeuse.

DEF

On ajoute à la solution de traitement de l'amidon, des mouillants non ionogènes et des adoucisseurs, afin d'améliorer la résistance des tissus à la rupture.

CONT

assouplissant : Substance qui, dans un apprêt textile, assouplit les fibres. Produit ajouté à la lessive et destiné à rendre le linge plus doux. - Syn. : assouplisseur.

Key term(s)
  • adoucisseur de tissus

Spanish

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Record 11 1999-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
  • Hair Styling
CONT

[Metallic or progressive dyes] are the dyes commonly used in men's hair-coloring products. They commonly contain lead acetate in a liquid solution of water and glycerine with a little sulfur. The solution is applied directly to your hair, and gradually your hair darkens over time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
  • Coiffure
CONT

[...] solution liquide composée d'eau, composée de glycérine et d'un peu de soufre, additionnée de sels de plombs et que l'on utilise généralement pour les colorants destinés aux hommes. On obtient, par applications quotidiennes qui se font directement sur les cheveux, un dégradé : on cesse toute application aussitôt qu'on obtient la teinte désirée.

Spanish

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Record 12 1995-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
OBS

Manufacturers of soap, detergents, fatty acid, and glycerine, raw materials suppliers. Activities include consumer information, environmental and human safety Research, and government liaison.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens

Spanish

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Record 13 1990-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
CONT

Areas subjected to freezing temperature should have a dry pipe service rather than a glycol system.

OBS

Wet-pipe Sprinkler System. This type of system is generally used wherever there is no danger of the water in the pipes freezing.... Antifreeze Solutions.... The antifreeze solution generally consists of water and a water-soluble liquid, such as glycerine or certain glycols.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations fixes de secours (incendies)

Spanish

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Record 14 1981-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
OBS

Term applied to a well balanced wine rich in extract and glycerine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
OBS

Se dit d'un vin à la fois charnu et plein, corsé et moelleux, riche en alcool et en glycérine.

Spanish

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