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GRANA [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- grated cheese
1, record 1, English, grated%20cheese
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Grated cheese. Many cheeses of the ripened, hard type can be dried for grating purposes. However, it is the higher flavored, hard Italian cheese types, Grana, Parmesan, Romano, Asiago, and Provolone, which make the best products. 2, record 1, English, - grated%20cheese
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fromage râpé fin
1, record 1, French, fromage%20r%C3%A2p%C3%A9%20fin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- râpé 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A2p%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
râpé. Abréviation de «fromage râpé», Gruyère, Comté, Parmesan, mais aussi tout fromage très sec comme certains chèvres. Généralement le râpé est utilisé pour poudrer les mets [...] 3, record 1, French, - fromage%20r%C3%A2p%C3%A9%20fin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Productos lácteos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- queso rallado
1, record 1, Spanish, queso%20rallado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-12-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Reggiano
1, record 2, English, Reggiano
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hard grana cheese made in Italy's Reggio region from cow's milk [...]. 1, record 2, English, - Reggiano
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Reggiano
1, record 2, French, Reggiano
correct, 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 2000-01-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- grana
1, record 3, English, grana
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Said of a] multilayered membrane unit formed by stacks of the lobes or branches of a chloroplast thylakoid. 2, record 3, English, - grana
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With the exception of some specialized membranes, such as the grana membranes in chloroplasts,... no indications of a regular structure in the plane of the protein layers have been found. 3, record 3, English, - grana
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... grana regions are highly coloured;... 4, record 3, English, - grana
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- granaire
1, record 3, French, granaire
adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relatif à un granum. 2, record 3, French, - granaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
granum: Empilement de thylakoides observables à l'intérieur d'un chloroplaste. 2, record 3, French, - granaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On a d'abord pensé qu'il y avait autant de membranes intergranaires que de membranes granaires [...] 3, record 3, French, - granaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les cellules nourricières dégénèrent très rapidement après l'élaboration des parois de la spore (le cytoplasme s'éclaircit, les plastes perdent leur structure granaire, etc.) 2, record 3, French, - granaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-09-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- thylakoid
1, record 4, English, thylakoid
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any one of the layers making up the grana in chloroplasts. It consists of a channel surrounded by a pigmented membrane. 2, record 4, English, - thylakoid
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The internal structure of chloroplasts is highly complex ... Large numbers of flattened, sack-like structures called thylakoids (thylakos-pouch) interspersed the stroma or ground substances. (Bidwell, "Plant Physiology", Macmillan, New York, 1974.) 3, record 4, English, - thylakoid
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- thylakoïde
1, record 4, French, thylako%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Structure moléculaire membranaire qui, chez les végétaux, assure la photosynthèse. 2, record 4, French, - thylako%C3%AFde
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Saccule (disque granaire) formé à l'intérieur des chloroplastes. 3, record 4, French, - thylako%C3%AFde
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1990-06-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Romano cheese
1, record 5, English, Romano%20cheese
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Romano 2, record 5, English, Romano
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Romano... may be made from the milk of cows, Vacchino Romano; from ewe's milk, Pecorino Romano; or from goat's milk, Caprino Romano. Romano is similar to Parmesan and other Grana cheeses. The cheese has a high salt content... a characteristic sharp flavor [and a] natural yellowish color. 3, record 5, English, - Romano%20cheese
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- romano
1, record 5, French, romano
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- fromage Romano 2, record 5, French, fromage%20Romano
avoid, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Originairement, ce fromage (...) était fabriqué avec du lait de brebis (...) Ronds avec des extrémités plates, pesant de 6 à 12 kg environ, les divers Romanos ont un intérieur granulaire et sans yeux. Ils sont dits "Pecorino Romano" s'ils sont à base de lait de brebis, "Vacchino Romano" à base de lait de vache et "Caprino Romano" à base de lait de chèvre. 3, record 5, French, - romano
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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