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HAIR DYE [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Furs and Fur Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fur blender
1, record 1, English, fur%20blender
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tints, bleaches or dyes furs according to specifications by applying liquid dye or bleaching compound to tips of guard hair or to all surface hair, using feather or brush to produce lustrous finish and to accentuate colors and shades of furs. 1, record 1, English, - fur%20blender
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Pelleteries et fourrures
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ouvrier au nuançage de fourrures
1, record 1, French, ouvrier%20au%20nuan%C3%A7age%20de%20fourrures
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ouvrière au nuançage de fourrures 1, record 1, French, ouvri%C3%A8re%20au%20nuan%C3%A7age%20de%20fourrures
correct, feminine noun
- nuanceur de fourrures 1, record 1, French, nuanceur%20de%20fourrures
correct, masculine noun
- nuanceuse de fourrures 1, record 1, French, nuanceuse%20de%20fourrures
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hair dye
1, record 2, English, hair%20dye
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hair dye : an item in the "Toilet Articles" class of the "Personal Objects" category. 2, record 2, English, - hair%20dye
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- colorant capillaire
1, record 2, French, colorant%20capillaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
colorant capillaire : objet de la classe «Articles de toilette» de la catégorie «Objets personnels». 2, record 2, French, - colorant%20capillaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hair dye applicator
1, record 3, English, hair%20dye%20applicator
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hair dye applicator : an item in the "Toilet Articles" class of the "Personal Objects" category. 2, record 3, English, - hair%20dye%20applicator
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- applicateur de colorant capillaire
1, record 3, French, applicateur%20de%20colorant%20capillaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
applicateur de colorant capillaire : objet de la classe «Articles de toilette» de la catégorie «Objets personnels». 2, record 3, French, - applicateur%20de%20colorant%20capillaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2018-04-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Hair Styling
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- soap cap
1, record 4, English, soap%20cap
correct, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- cocktail shampoo 2, record 4, English, cocktail%20shampoo
correct, officially approved
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mixture of shampoo and a dye by means of which the hair is coloured at the same time as it is shampooed. 3, record 4, English, - soap%20cap
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
soap cap; cocktail shampoo: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 4, record 4, English, - soap%20cap
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Coiffure
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- shampooing cocktail
1, record 4, French, shampooing%20cocktail
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le shampooing cocktail. Il est composé à parts égales de teinture, de peroxyde et de shampooing. Il permet de rafraîchir une couleur qui a perdu ses reflets. Ce produit ne permet pas une coloration complète et c'est ce qui le distingue du shampooing colorant avec lequel il ne faut pas le confondre. 2, record 4, French, - shampooing%20cocktail
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shampooing cocktail : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 4, French, - shampooing%20cocktail
Record 4, Key term(s)
- shampoing cocktail
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2018-04-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Hair Styling
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- retouch
1, record 5, English, retouch
correct, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An application of bleach or dye to the new growth of hair. 2, record 5, English, - retouch
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
retouch: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 5, English, - retouch
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Coiffure
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- retouche
1, record 5, French, retouche
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Retouches. C'est une opération qui consiste à appliquer de la teinture à la base des cheveux, c'est-à-dire sur la partie qui a poussé depuis la dernière application. Cette opération a lieu à peu près tous les mois. 2, record 5, French, - retouche
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
retouche : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 5, French, - retouche
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2016-01-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
- Hair Styling
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- henna
1, record 6, English, henna
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A dye extracted from the leaves of this plant, often used to tint the hair auburn. 2, record 6, English, - henna
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Teintures et pigments (Industries)
- Coiffure
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- henné
1, record 6, French, henn%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette poudre est utilisée dans les pays musulmans pour la teinture des cheveux, des lèvres, des paupières, des doigts. 2, record 6, French, - henn%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tinturas y pigmentos (Industrias)
- Peinado
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- alcana verdadera
1, record 6, Spanish, alcana%20verdadera
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- alcana de Oriente 1, record 6, Spanish, alcana%20de%20Oriente
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2011-05-30
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- lead diacetate
1, record 7, English, lead%20diacetate
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- sugar of lead 2, record 7, English, sugar%20of%20lead
correct
- salt of Saturn 1, record 7, English, salt%20of%20Saturn
correct
- lead(2+) acetate 1, record 7, English, lead%282%2B%29%20acetate
correct
- lead(II) acetate 1, record 7, English, lead%28II%29%20acetate
correct
- dibasic lead acetate 1, record 7, English, dibasic%20lead%20acetate
avoid
- lead acetate 3, record 7, English, lead%20acetate
former designation, avoid
- lead dibasic acetate 1, record 7, English, lead%20dibasic%20acetate
avoid
- plumbous acetate 1, record 7, English, plumbous%20acetate
avoid
- 301-04-2 4, record 7, English, 301%2D04%2D2
CAS number
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A poisonous soluble salt of lead and acetic acid... which appears under the form of white crystals or flakes(commercial grades being frequently brown or gray lumps) with a sweetish taste and is used in dyeing of textiles, waterproofing, varnishes, lead driers, chrome pigments, gold cyanidation, insecticides, antifouling paints, as an analytic reagent and a hair dye. 5, record 7, English, - lead%20diacetate
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lead acetate: obsolete form; part of the Ingredient Disclosure List of the Hazardous Products Act (Registration SOR/88-64, December 31, 1987). 6, record 7, English, - lead%20diacetate
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Also known under the following commercial designations: RCRA waste number U144; UN 1616. 6, record 7, English, - lead%20diacetate
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Chemical formula: C4H6O4·Pb or Pb(C2H3O2)2 6, record 7, English, - lead%20diacetate
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- diacétate de plomb
1, record 7, French, diac%C3%A9tate%20de%20plomb
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- sel de Saturne 1, record 7, French, sel%20de%20Saturne
correct, masculine noun
- acétate de plomb(2+) 1, record 7, French, ac%C3%A9tate%20de%20plomb%282%2B%29
correct, masculine noun
- acétate de plomb(II) 1, record 7, French, ac%C3%A9tate%20de%20plomb%28II%29
correct, masculine noun
- acétate de plomb 2, record 7, French, ac%C3%A9tate%20de%20plomb
former designation, avoid, masculine noun
- 301-04-2 3, record 7, French, 301%2D04%2D2
CAS number
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sel de plomb et d'acide acétique, toxique, se présentant sous la forme de cristaux blancs ou de paillettes, au goût sucré, utilisé pour la teinture des textiles et des cheveux, les vernis, les pigments de chrome, la cyanurisation de l'or, les insecticides, les peintures antisalissures et comme réactif analytique et agent imperméabilisant. 4, record 7, French, - diac%C3%A9tate%20de%20plomb
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
acétate de plomb : forme vieillie; fait partie de la Liste de divulgation des ingrédients de la Loi sur les produits dangereux (du Canada; enr. DORS s/88-64, 31 déc. 1987). 1, record 7, French, - diac%C3%A9tate%20de%20plomb
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : C4H6O4·Pb ou Pb(C2H3O2)2 4, record 7, French, - diac%C3%A9tate%20de%20plomb
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- acetato de plomo
1, record 7, Spanish, acetato%20de%20plomo
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cristales o copos blancos. Absorbe dióxido de carbono y se vuelve insoluble en agua al exponerlo al aire. Ligeramente soluble en alcohol, soluble en glicerina. Combustible. Muy tóxico. 2, record 7, Spanish, - acetato%20de%20plomo
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fórmula química : C4H6O4·Pb o Pb(C2H3O2)2 3, record 7, Spanish, - acetato%20de%20plomo
Record 8 - internal organization data 2011-03-21
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- juglone
1, record 8, English, juglone
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A reddish yellow crystalline compound C10H5O2(OH) that is obtained esp. from green shucks of walnuts and is the chief active principle of the brown hair dye from walnuts; 5-hydroxy-1, 4-naphthoquinone. 1, record 8, English, - juglone
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- juglone
1, record 8, French, juglone
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- juglon 2, record 8, French, juglon
correct, masculine noun
- nucine 3, record 8, French, nucine
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composé de brou de noix, C10H6O3 : c'est l'hydroxy-5 naphtoquinone-1,4. 3, record 8, French, - juglone
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2011-03-07
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies) Record 9
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- 2-aminophenol
1, record 9, English, 2%2Daminophenol
correct, see observation
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- 2-aminobenzenol 2, record 9, English, 2%2Daminobenzenol
correct
- 2-amino-1-hydroxybenzene 1, record 9, English, 2%2Damino%2D1%2Dhydroxybenzene
correct
- o-aminophenol 3, record 9, English, o%2Daminophenol
correct, see observation
- ortho-aminophenol 4, record 9, English, ortho%2Daminophenol
see observation, obsolete
- 2-hydroxyaniline 5, record 9, English, 2%2Dhydroxyaniline
correct
- o-hydroxyaniline 1, record 9, English, o%2Dhydroxyaniline
correct, see observation
- ortho-hydroxyaniline 4, record 9, English, ortho%2Dhydroxyaniline
see observation, obsolete
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Properties : White crystals; turn brown with age.... Derivation : By reduction of ortho-nitrophenol mixed with aqueous ammonia by means of a stream of hydrogen sulfide.... Uses : Dyeing furs and hair; dye intermediate for azo and sulfur dyes; pharmaceuticals. 6, record 9, English, - 2%2Daminophenol
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
2-aminophenol: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) for the systematic name corresponding to the CAS number indicated on the present record. 7, record 9, English, - 2%2Daminophenol
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 OBS
The prefixes "ortho-," "meta-" and "para-," along with their corresponding abbreviations ("o-," "m-" and "p-"), appear in italics and are ignored in alphabetizing. According to the actual chemical nomenclature rules in organic chemistry (in 2003), the numbers designating the positions of the disubstitution groups (1,2- for "ortho-," 1,3- for "meta-" and 1,4- for "para-") are to be preferred to the symbols "o-," "m-" and "p-." Furthermore, the prefixes "ortho-," "meta-" and "para-" should not be used anymore, and their corresponding abbreviations ("o-," "m-," and "p-") will soon be judged to be avoided, if not totally condemned. 7, record 9, English, - 2%2Daminophenol
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Chemical formula: C6H7NO or C6H4NH2OH 8, record 9, English, - 2%2Daminophenol
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 9
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- 2-aminophénol
1, record 9, French, 2%2Daminoph%C3%A9nol
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- 2-aminobenzènol 2, record 9, French, 2%2Daminobenz%C3%A8nol
correct, masculine noun
- 2-amino-1-hydroxybenzène 1, record 9, French, 2%2Damino%2D1%2Dhydroxybenz%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
- o-aminophénol 3, record 9, French, o%2Daminoph%C3%A9nol
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- ortho-aminophénol 2, record 9, French, ortho%2Daminoph%C3%A9nol
see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
- 2-hydroxyaniline 1, record 9, French, 2%2Dhydroxyaniline
correct, feminine noun
- o-hydroxyaniline 2, record 9, French, o%2Dhydroxyaniline
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- ortho-hydroxyaniline 2, record 9, French, ortho%2Dhydroxyaniline
see observation, feminine noun, obsolete
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
2-aminophénol : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée) pour le nom systématique correspondant au numéro CAS indiqué sur la présente fiche. 2, record 9, French, - 2%2Daminoph%C3%A9nol
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les préfixes de position «ortho-», «méta-» et «para-», tout comme les abréviations correspondantes «o-», «m-» et «p-», s'écrivent en italique et n'interviennent pas dans une classification par ordre alphabétique. Selon les règles de nomenclature de chimie organique en vigueur aujourd'hui (en 2003), il est recommandé d'utiliser les chiffres 1,2-, 1,3- et 1,4-, respectivement. Les préfixes «ortho-», «méta-» et «para-» ne doivent plus être utilisés. L'usage des symboles correspondants («o-», «m-» et «p-») sera bientôt fortement déconseillé, sans être exclu. 2, record 9, French, - 2%2Daminoph%C3%A9nol
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Formule chimique : C6H7NO ou C6H4NH2OH 4, record 9, French, - 2%2Daminoph%C3%A9nol
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1999-02-09
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- logwood
1, record 10, English, logwood
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a dye prepared from... [the] heartwood [of the tree called logwood] as a water extract or as a solid extract obtained by evaporation or as crystals and used in dyeing various materials(as mordanted silk or wool or cotton or as leather or fur or hair) black. 1, record 10, English, - logwood
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Logwood: a tree (Haematoxylon campechianum) of Central America and the West Indies. 1, record 10, English, - logwood
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Teintures et pigments (Industries)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- campêche
1, record 10, French, camp%C3%AAche
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- extrait de campêche 1, record 10, French, extrait%20de%20camp%C3%AAche
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Extrait du bois de campêche servant de matière colorante. 1, record 10, French, - camp%C3%AAche
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'extrait de campêche du commerce est une masse noire ressemblant à de la poix. Le campêche donne, avec les mordants d'alumine, des couleurs d'un gris-violet; avec les mordants de fer concentré, un noir intense. 1, record 10, French, - camp%C3%AAche
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1986-11-27
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Leatherworking Procedures
- Furs and Fur Industry
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- drumming 1, record 11, English, drumming
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In connection with fur dressing and finishing, the drumming of the skins in process with sawdust, or sand and sawdust and sand or kaolin, gypsum etc. to adjust the moisture content, remove excess grease, loose dye etc. and give lustre to the hair.(Source : Six-lang. Leather Technical Dict.) 1, record 11, English, - drumming
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Procédés de travail du cuir
- Pelleteries et fourrures
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- lustrage
1, record 11, French, lustrage
masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- brillantage 1, record 11, French, brillantage
masculine noun
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source : Leather Techn. Dict. 1, record 11, French, - lustrage
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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