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NUCLEONICS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aluminum nitrate
1, record 1, English, aluminum%20nitrate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- aluminium nitrate 2, record 1, English, aluminium%20nitrate
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A colorless, rhombic, deliquescent compound. 3, record 1, English, - aluminum%20nitrate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This chemical compound comes in the form of white crystals, formed by the action of nitric acid on aluminum, used in textiles(mordant), leather tanning, incandescent filaments, nucleonics, as antiperspirant, anticorrosion agent, and catalyst in petroleum refining. 4, record 1, English, - aluminum%20nitrate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemical formulas: Al(NO3)3.9H2O or Al(NO3)3,9H2O or (NO3)3,9H2O 4, record 1, English, - aluminum%20nitrate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nitrate d'aluminium
1, record 1, French, nitrate%20d%27aluminium
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cristaux déliquescents incolores [...] Utilisation : tannerie, mordant textile, filaments incandescents. 2, record 1, French, - nitrate%20d%27aluminium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formules chimiques : Al(NO3)3.9H2O ou Al(NO3)3,9H2O ou (NO3)3,9H2O 3, record 1, French, - nitrate%20d%27aluminium
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- nitrato de aluminio
1, record 1, Spanish, nitrato%20de%20aluminio
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmulas químicas : Al(NO3)3.9H2O o Al(NO3)3,9H2O o (NO3)3,9H2O 2, record 1, Spanish, - nitrato%20de%20aluminio
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Geochemistry
- Semiconductors (Electronics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- boron
1, record 2, English, boron
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- B 2, record 2, English, B
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A high-melting trivalent metalloid element that is known both in an extremely hard shiny black crystalline form and in the form of a greenish yellow or brown amorphous powder, that occurs in nature only in combination(as in borax and boric acid and as a trace element in plants and animals),... that is used chiefly in metallurgy(as for increasing the hardenability of steel) and in nucleonics because of its high absorption of neutrons-symbol B. 2, record 2, English, - boron
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The p-type dopant commonly used for the isolation and base diffusion in standard dipolar integrated circuit processing. 3, record 2, English, - boron
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Géochimie
- Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bore
1, record 2, French, bore
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- B 1, record 2, French, B
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Métalloïde se combinant facilement avec S, C, Al et réduisant les oxydes métalliques. 2, record 2, French, - bore
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le bore élémentaire est principalement employé dans l'industrie métallurgique comme désoxydant et dégazifiant [...]. Il s'utilise de plus en plus dans les réacteurs nucléaires et en technique des hautes températures : alliages bore-aluminium, bore dans les matières plastiques comme absorbeur de neutrons [...] 3, record 2, French, - bore
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le bore] entre dans la composition de quelques silicates (tourmaline, axinite, etc.) des pegmatites, des filons acides et des dépôts fumerolliens. 2, record 2, French, - bore
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Geoquímica
- Semiconductores (Electrónica)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- boro
1, record 2, Spanish, boro
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
- B 2, record 2, Spanish, B
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Elemento químico no metálico, n.° atómico 5, de color pardo obscuro, que existe nativo y en el ácido bórico y el bórax, y puede obtenerse artificialmente en cristales de dureza igual a la del diamante. 3, record 2, Spanish, - boro
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