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PROOF LIQUOR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-08-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- proof liquor 1, record 1, English, proof%20liquor
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As in 100 proof liquor(spirit). 1, record 1, English, - proof%20liquor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- alcool à force de preuve 100
1, record 1, French, alcool%20%C3%A0%20force%20de%20preuve%20100
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source : Voir Lois révisées du Canada (1985), ch. C-54, art. 2. 1, record 1, French, - alcool%20%C3%A0%20force%20de%20preuve%20100
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-12-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Distilling Industries (Food Ind.)
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- overproof
1, record 2, English, overproof
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Containing more alcohol than proof spirit. 3, record 2, English, - overproof
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
proof spirit : an alcoholic liquor, or a mixture of alcohol and water, containing by volume 50 percent(in the United States)(in Great Britain and Canada 57. 10 percent) ethyl alcohol at 15. 6(degree) C(c. 60(degree) F). 4, record 2, English, - overproof
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Distillerie (Alimentation)
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plus que le degré preuve 1, record 2, French, plus%20que%20le%20degr%C3%A9%20preuve
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- over proof 2, record 2, French, over%20proof
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Richesse alcoolique au-dessus du degré proof. 3, record 2, French, - plus%20que%20le%20degr%C3%A9%20preuve
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) un alcool à 80 (degré) sera dit à 40 (degré) over proof, c'est-à-dire à 40 (degré) de plus que le degré preuve. 3, record 2, French, - plus%20que%20le%20degr%C3%A9%20preuve
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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