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MOLDABLE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
- Ceramic Raw Materials
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plastic clay
1, record 1, English, plastic%20clay
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- soft clay 2, record 1, English, soft%20clay
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] fireclay which forms a moldable mass when mixed with water. 3, record 1, English, - plastic%20clay
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "ball clay" is more specific. 4, record 1, English, - plastic%20clay
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
soft clay: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - plastic%20clay
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
- Matières premières céramiques
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- argile plastique
1, record 1, French, argile%20plastique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- terre plastique 2, record 1, French, terre%20plastique
correct, feminine noun
- argile molle 3, record 1, French, argile%20molle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété d'argile qui présente, en plus de tous les caractères attribués aux argiles proprement dites, une grande plasticité, se prêtant aisément au façonnage sans se diviser entre les mains du potier, se laissant en raison de sa ténacité aussi difficilement pénétrer par l'eau lorsqu'elle est humide, que priver de ce liquide lorsqu'elle en est imbibée. 4, record 1, French, - argile%20plastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Selon Brongniart,] cette argile est la base des grès-cérames grossiers et fins, des creusets réfractaires, des pots de verrerie, des cazettes à cuire la porcelaine dure, des faïences fines dites terre de pipe, des hagiocérames, etc. 4, record 1, French, - argile%20plastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On distingue les argiles grasses, très plastiques (argiles calcaires, argiles ferrugineuses), et les argiles maigres, rendues peu plastiques par la présence de silice. 5, record 1, French, - argile%20plastique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
argile plastique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - argile%20plastique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Materiales refractarios (Metalurgia)
- Materias primas (Cerámica)
- Petrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arcilla plástica
1, record 1, Spanish, arcilla%20pl%C3%A1stica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La arcilla caolinítica, o tierra gredosa, es también calificada de plástica en razón de la plasticidad que adquiere después de haber sido embebida en agua. 2, record 1, Spanish, - arcilla%20pl%C3%A1stica
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-11-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plastic Materials
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- artificial plastic material
1, record 2, English, artificial%20plastic%20material
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The first moldable totally-artificial plastic material was celluloid(nitrocellulose and camphor) first used for pretty trinkets but soon for shirt collars and eventually photographic films and numerous other objects such as batter cases. 1, record 2, English, - artificial%20plastic%20material
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Matières plastiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- matière plastique artificielle
1, record 2, French, mati%C3%A8re%20plastique%20artificielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Celluloïd. Il s'agit de la toute première matière plastique artificielle, inventée par J.W. Hyatt à partir du nitrate de cellulose et du camphre, facile à travailler et à colorer, douée de résistance et de résilience. 1, record 2, French, - mati%C3%A8re%20plastique%20artificielle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-09-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Medical Instruments and Devices
- Nervous System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- nerve cuff
1, record 3, English, nerve%20cuff
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cuff used to protect and help peripheral nerves grow back together after they have been damaged or severed. 1, record 3, English, - nerve%20cuff
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The cuff is a moldable, elastic biomaterial formed in a tubular shape and available in 2-, 5-and 10-mm inner diameters. It is designed to be an interface between the nerve and its bed and to create a conduit for axonal growth across a nerve gap. 2, record 3, English, - nerve%20cuff
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et appareillages médicaux
- Système nerveux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- manchon
1, record 3, French, manchon
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Biomatériau en hydrogel] destiné aux réparations des nerfs périphériques lésés. 1, record 3, French, - manchon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selon l'usage qui en est fait, [le manchon] se présente sous la forme d'un tube flexible de 2,5 à 10 millimètres de diamètre interne. Appliqué sur la zone lésée, il crée un écran de protection nécessaire à la régénération des nerfs endommagés au niveau périphérique. 1, record 3, French, - manchon
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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