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ONION SKIN [4 records]

Record 1 1998-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

A ripple-like finish deliberately produced by shrinkage during drying under little or no tension. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

A characteristic considered attractive for some grades of paper, e. g. writing papers, onion skin.

OBS

cockle finish: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Fini spécial donnant au papier une surface crispée obtenue volontairement pendant le séchage sous une tension faible ou nulle. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

C'est un fini de prestige pour les papiers de haute qualité.

OBS

pelure d'oignon; fini crispé : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

fini crispé : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Key term(s)
  • surface crispée

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recipes
DEF

chopped fish, usually a mixture, as of whitefish, pike, and carp, mixed with chopped onion, egg, seasoning, etc. and boiled, orig. in a casing of the fish skin; it is usually served cold in the form of balls or cakes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recettes de cuisine

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
OBS

Slippery skin : watery rot of the bulb's inner layers. An onion disease caused by Pseudomonas alliicola Burkh.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
OBS

Pourriture bactérienne : pourriture aqueuse des tuniques centrales du bulbe. Maladie de l'oignon causée par Pseudomonas alliicola Burkh.

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
OBS

Sour skin : rotting of the bulb's outer layers. Affected tissues are not watery. An onion disease caused by Pseudomonas cepacia Burkh.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
OBS

Pourriture bactérienne : pourriture des tuniques externes du bulbe. Les tissus atteints ne sont pas aqueux. Maladie de l'oignon causée par Pseudomonas cepacia Burkh.

Spanish

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