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Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-01-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nanocapsule
1, record 1, English, nanocapsule
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... nanocapsules(hollow) are polymeric nanoparticles consisting of a shell and a space, in which desired substances may be loaded and protected from the environment. 2, record 1, English, - nanocapsule
Record 1, Key term(s)
- nano-capsule
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Biochimie
- Fabrication des produits pharmaceutiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nanocapsule
1, record 1, French, nanocapsule
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nanoparticule qui présente une cavité destinée à contenir une substance chimique ou biochimique, libérée ensuite au niveau d'une cible. 2, record 1, French, - nanocapsule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les nanocapsules sont utilisées principalement pour le ciblage pharmacologique. 2, record 1, French, - nanocapsule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
nanocapsule : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 22 mars 2019. 3, record 1, French, - nanocapsule
Record 1, Key term(s)
- nano-capsule
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Bioquímica
- Fabricación de productos farmacéuticos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- nanocápsula
1, record 1, Spanish, nanoc%C3%A1psula
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En los últimos años se han desarrollado una serie de sistemas coloidales, basados en un proceso de emulsificación, que han permitido el encapsulamiento de diferentes medicamentos lipófilos e hidrófilos. [Ejemplo de ello lo son:] Las nanoemulsiones [que] consisten en sistemas formados por un núcleo oleoso estabilizado con uno o más tensioactivos. Las nanocápsulas [que] son esencialmente nanoemulsiones, recubiertas por un polímero que le confiere la categoría de nanocápsula. Por ultimo, la[s] nanopartícula[s que son] como una emulsión, sin núcleo oleoso. 2, record 1, Spanish, - nanoc%C3%A1psula
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-04-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Antique and Obsolete Weapons
- Guns (Naval)
- Guns (Land Forces)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hollow shot
1, record 2, English, hollow%20shot
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A spherical projectile filled with gunpowder and grapeshot that exploded on impact. 2, record 2, English, - hollow%20shot
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hollow shot are fired from shell guns, and were introduced chiefly for the naval service, their advantages over solid shot being : 1) their large diameter, with comparatively small weight; 2) that they can be fired from lighter guns; 3) that they require a less charge of powder. 3, record 2, English, - hollow%20shot
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Armes anciennes
- Canons (Navires)
- Canons (Forces terrestres)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- boulet creux
1, record 2, French, boulet%20creux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Projectile sphérique rempli de poudre et de mitraille qui explosait au point d'impact. 2, record 2, French, - boulet%20creux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Casting and Patternmaking (Metal Processing)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hollow shell
1, record 3, English, hollow%20shell
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The pierced billet or hollow shell is rolled by a mandrel mill [that reduces its] outside diameter and wall thickness [and] forms a multiple length mother tube. 1, record 3, English, - hollow%20shell
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Seamless hollow shell. 2, record 3, English, - hollow%20shell
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Moulage et modelage des métaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ébauche creuse
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9bauche%20creuse
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Ébauche creuse sans soudure. 1, record 3, French, - %C3%A9bauche%20creuse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-07-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- internal mould
1, record 4, English, internal%20mould
correct, Great Britain
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- internal mold 2, record 4, English, internal%20mold
correct
- interior mould 3, record 4, English, interior%20mould
correct, Great Britain
- steinkern 4, record 4, English, steinkern
- natural cast 5, record 4, English, natural%20cast
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The impression of skeletal remains in adjoining rock constitutes ... an internal mould, if the impression reveals the form and markings of inner surfaces. 6, record 4, English, - internal%20mould
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Few organisms are preserved entire in the rocks; only the hard parts, such as shells and bones, as a rule endure. These parts may be preserved unchanged, but commonly the material out of which they were built by the organism has been dissolved by circulating solutions... The shell or hard part may even be wholly removed, and only an imprint or hollow mold be left in the rock. A natural mold of this sort may later become filled with mineral matter, and this filling thus forms a copy or natural cast of the organic object. 5, record 4, English, - internal%20mould
Record 4, Key term(s)
- interior mold
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- moule interne
1, record 4, French, moule%20interne
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la coquille peut [...] disparaître et le moule interne ou le moule externe peuvent seuls être conservés; [...] 2, record 4, French, - moule%20interne
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] le fossile ayant été postérieurement dissout par des solutions minérales corrosives, son remplissage interne, minéralisé (occupant la place de la masse viscérale) a subsisté : c'est un moule interne. 3, record 4, French, - moule%20interne
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] l'anatomie des Brachiopodes et des Bivalves fossiles est connue par les moules internes, qui présentent entre autre de magnifiques empreintes de muscles dorsiventraux attachant l'animal à sa coquille. 4, record 4, French, - moule%20interne
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] le remplissage de la coquille par le sédiment [...] laisse une empreinte de la forme interne de l'organisme [...] 5, record 4, French, - moule%20interne
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-10-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Antique and Obsolete Weapons
- Bombs and Grenades
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- shrapnel
1, record 5, English, shrapnel
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- shrapnel shell 2, record 5, English, shrapnel%20shell
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hollow projectile containing bullets and a small bursting charge, which, when fired by the time fuse, bursts the shell and scatters the bullets in a shower. 3, record 5, English, - shrapnel
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Armes anciennes
- Bombes et grenades
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- obus à balles
1, record 5, French, obus%20%C3%A0%20balles
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- shrapnel 2, record 5, French, shrapnel
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Obus rempli de balles. 3, record 5, French, - obus%20%C3%A0%20balles
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shrapnel : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des munitions. 4, record 5, French, - obus%20%C3%A0%20balles
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Armas anticuadas
- Bombas y granadas
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- granada de metralla
1, record 5, Spanish, granada%20de%20metralla
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- granada de fragmentación 2, record 5, Spanish, granada%20de%20fragmentaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2010-07-08
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Boring (Machine-Tooling)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- roll expanding 1, record 6, English, roll%20expanding
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- expanding 2, record 6, English, expanding
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A process used to increase the inside diameter of a hollow piece, such as a tube, cup or shell. 2, record 6, English, - roll%20expanding
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Alésage (Usinage)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- dudgeonnage
1, record 6, French, dudgeonnage
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fait de dilater un tube métallique en forçant l'intérieur de ce tube. 2, record 6, French, - dudgeonnage
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le dudgeonnage est une opération qui consiste à immobiliser un tube dans l'alésage d'une plaque par expansion mécanique à froid. 3, record 6, French, - dudgeonnage
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On parle aussi de «dudgeonner» (verbe), «dudgeonné» (adj.), et «dudgeon» (outil servant au dudgeonnage). 4, record 6, French, - dudgeonnage
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-09-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Weapon Systems
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- carrier shell
1, record 7, English, carrier%20shell
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- cargo shell 2, record 7, English, cargo%20shell
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hollow shell used to carry a load towards or onto a target. 3, record 7, English, - carrier%20shell
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'armes
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- obus porteur
1, record 7, French, obus%20porteur
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Obus creux utilisé pour transporter un chargement vers ou sur un objectif. 2, record 7, French, - obus%20porteur
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
obus porteur : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre; terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des munitions. 3, record 7, French, - obus%20porteur
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2002-08-22
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Weapon Systems
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- hollow base
1, record 8, English, hollow%20base
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... and an illuminating shell has just been added to the hollow base family of projectiles... 1, record 8, English, - hollow%20base
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'armes
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- culot creux
1, record 8, French, culot%20creux
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- culot évidé 2, record 8, French, culot%20%C3%A9vid%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À la famille des projectiles Mle 56 et Mle 56/69 [...] est venue s'ajouter la famille des projectiles à culot creux [...] 1, record 8, French, - culot%20creux
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2001-11-15
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- carcerand
1, record 9, English, carcerand
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] macromolecule designed to trap smaller molecules. 2, record 9, English, - carcerand
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... hosts have been designed that are hollow spheres with eight pendant alkyl groups for solubilization purposes. They are formed by shell-closing, bowl-shaped compounds. The shell closures only occur when run in a solvent small enough to be imprisoned(a vacuum cannot be imprisoned). In carceplex 1, which exemplifies the idea,(CH3) 2NCOCH3 is imprisoned. Other carceplexes(such as 3, synthesized from 2) are being studied that have holes in their shells large enough to allow imprisoned molecules to escape and other molecules to enter. Molecules as large as anthracene have been "wedged" into 3 with heat. The chemistry of imprisoned molecules differs somewhat from that of molecules in solution. Another use of carcerands is to act as shields to protect unstable molecules from reacting with themselves. 3, record 9, English, - carcerand
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Inspired by the model of evolutionary biological systems, the Cram research group is engaged in investigating host-guest complexation chemistry. Host multiheteromacrocycles with convergent binding sites embedded in concave surfaces converge on the binding sites of complementary guest compounds with divergent binding sites composing or attached to convex surfaces. ... Highly preorganized hosts (spherands, cavitands, and carcerands) are designed and synthesized. 4, record 9, English, - carcerand
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Guests, such as cyclobutadiene which ordinarily self-destructs, are stable when contained inside the shell of a carcerand. 4, record 9, English, - carcerand
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 PHR
empty carcerand. 5, record 9, English, - carcerand
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 PHR
carcerand with entrapped benzyne. 5, record 9, English, - carcerand
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 3 PHR
hemicarcerand. 5, record 9, English, - carcerand
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- carcerand
1, record 9, French, carcerand
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- carcerande 2, record 9, French, carcerande
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les noms anglais qui se terminent en «and» sont retenus tels quels en français et sont du genre masculin (p. ex. : «ligand», «cavitand». (Source : Compendium de terminologie chimique.) 1, record 9, French, - carcerand
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1994-07-18
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Farm Equipment
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- stick trier
1, record 10, English, stick%20trier
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[grain] sampling instrument consisting of a hollow brass type inside a closely fitting outer shell or sleeve which has a solid pointed end 1, record 10, English, - stick%20trier
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Matériel agricole
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- canne sonde
1, record 10, French, canne%20sonde
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pour l'échantillonnage du grain 1, record 10, French, - canne%20sonde
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1988-03-17
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Boring (Machine-Tooling)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- shell reamer
1, record 11, English, shell%20reamer
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- hollow reamer 1, record 11, English, hollow%20reamer
correct
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Shell reamers, sometimes referred to as "hollow" reamers, are used on arbors with driving lugs. The holes in shell reamers are ground with a taper to assist in seating the tool on the arbor. 1, record 11, English, - shell%20reamer
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Alésage (Usinage)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- alésoir creux
1, record 11, French, al%C3%A9soir%20creux
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Alésoir creux. Ce type d'outil est destiné à être monté sur un arbre qui, lui-même, est fixé sur la broche de la machine. 2, record 11, French, - al%C3%A9soir%20creux
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1987-09-24
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- umbilicus
1, record 12, English, umbilicus
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small hollow, usually at the center of the base of the body whorl in a loosely spiral gastropod shell. 1, record 12, English, - umbilicus
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- ombilic
1, record 12, French, ombilic
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez certains Gastropodes, les parties internes des tours ne sont pas soudées entre elles et l'axe columellaire est creux, c'est l'ombilic. 1, record 12, French, - ombilic
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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