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WINTERGREEN [10 records]

Record 1 2023-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Polygalaceae.

CONT

Senega snakeroot(Polygala senega L., Polygalaceae) is a perennial herb with many unbranched stems growing to about 30 cm, from one base.... The roots are yellowish or greyish-brown and have a twisted snake-like appearance. The crown bears traces of old stems, and the root smells and tastes somewhat like wintergreen. The root is the part of the plant that is commercially important.

Key term(s)
  • senga-root

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Polygalaceae.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2016-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
CONT

Root Beer : Not really a beer! It was created in the mid-1800s by Philadelphia pharmacist Charles Hires, the original root beer was a(very) low-alcohol, naturally effervescent beverage made by fermenting a blend of sugar and yeast with various roots, herbs and barks such as sarsaparilla, sassafras, wild cherry, wintergreen and ginger. Today's commercial root beer is completely non-alcoholic and generally contains sugar, caramel colouring, a combination of artificial and natural flavourings(including some of those originally used) and carbonated water for sparkle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
DEF

Boisson gazeuse aromatisée aux extraits de racines de sassafras. [Définition normalisée par l'OQLF.]

OBS

racinette; soda racinette : termes normalisés par l'OQLF.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A slow-growing, wintergreen grass largely restricted to unfertilised, often species-rich, grasslands.

Key term(s)
  • quacking grass
  • quaking-grass
  • quacking-grass
  • common quaking-grass
  • common quacking grass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Graminées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 4 2016-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A wintergreen herb from Southern Europe of the family Ranunculaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante herbacée de serre de la famille des Renonculacées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 5 2011-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
C8H8O3
formula, see observation
C6H4OHCOOCH3
formula, see observation
119-36-8
CAS number
DEF

A liquid ester... that has a strong odor of wintergreen, that is the principal constituent of wintergreen oil and sweet-birch oil but is usually made synthetically, and that is used chiefly as a flavoring material, in perfumes, and in medicine as a counterirritant.

OBS

methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) for the systematic name corresponding to the CAS number indicated on the present record.

OBS

o-: This prefix must be italicized.

OBS

Chemical formula: C8H8O3 or C6H4OHCOOCH3

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C8H8O3
formula, see observation
C6H4OHCOOCH3
formula, see observation
119-36-8
CAS number
OBS

2-hydroxybenzoate de méthyle : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée) pour le nom systématique correspondant au numéro CAS indiqué sur la présente fiche.

OBS

o-: Ce préfixe s'écrit en italique.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec les termes «essence de bétula» (en anglais : «betula oil», «birch oil» ou «sweet-birch oil») et «essence de gaulthérie» ou «essence de wintergreen» (en anglais «gaultheria oil» ou «wintergreen oil»), qui sont en fait des huiles aromatiques dont le constituant principal est le 2-hydroxybenzoate de méthyle, mais non des synonymes du composé chimique au sens strict du terme.

OBS

Formule chimique : C8H8O3 ou C6H4OHCOOCH3

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C8H8O3
formula, see observation
C6H4OHCOOCH3
formula, see observation
119-36-8
CAS number
OBS

Aceite esencial de incoloro a amarillento. Soluble en alcohol, éter y ácido acético glacial. Combustible. Muy tóxico e irritante.

OBS

Fórmula química: C8H8O3 o C6H4OHCOOCH3

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Record 6 2010-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Ericaceae.

OBS

pink wintergreen : common name also used to refer to the subspecies Pyrola asarifolia subsp. bracteata.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Ericaceae.

Key term(s)
  • pirole à feuilles d'asaret

Spanish

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Record 7 2010-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Ericaceae.

OBS

pink wintergreen : common name also used to refer to the subspecies Pyrola asarifolia subsp. asarifolia.

Key term(s)
  • long bract wintergreen

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Ericaceae.

Key term(s)
  • pirole bractéolée

Spanish

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Record 8 2010-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
  • Protective Clothing
CONT

Man-In-Simulant Tests(MIST) vapor tests measure the actual absorption of agent vapor simulant(methyl salicylate, basically wintergreen oil) into human skin by using passive samplers located on 17 skin regions of the body. Methyl salicylate is a safe nontoxic ingredient that is commonly used in rubbing compounds such as Bengay. The samplers are applied directly to the test subject's skin using a "peel and stick" adhesive on the back of the sampler. The samplers small plastic pouches are filled with TENAXÒ powder that adsorbs the simulant vapor(methyl salicylate) at approximately the same rate as human skin.

OBS

Chemical vapor testing will be performed at the Royal Military College of Canada, with individuals equipped with a full ensemble of protective equipment placed in an environmentally controlled chamber filled with a vapor of chemical threat simulant. Similar testing involving an aerosol simulating a biological agent will be carried out at DRDC Suffield.

Key term(s)
  • MIST

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
  • Vêtements de protection
OBS

Des essais de résistance aux vapeurs chimiques seront réalisés au Collège militaire royal du Canada, avec des personnes équipées d'un ensemble de protection complet dans une enceinte à atmosphère contrôlée contenant des vapeurs d'un pseudo-agent chimique. Des essais similaires avec un aérosol simulant un agent biologique seront réalisés à RDDC Suffield. Des essais limités seront également réalisés pour évaluer l'efficacité du système contre les agents CB projetés par explosion. Finalement, des échantillons bêta du casque de protection contre le souffle et les agents CBRN (chimiques, biologiques, radiologiques ou nucléaires) seront évalués lors d'études de validation dans le cadre de deux autres projets de l'IRTC, soit celui sur les normes relatives à l'équipement de protection individuelle destiné au personnel de première intervention (IRTC 0029RD) et celui sur les enceintes pour agents CB (IRTC 0100TA).

Spanish

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Record 9 2005-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
  • Pharmacology
  • Plant Biology
DEF

A colorless, yellowish, or reddish aromatic essential oil obtained from macerated leaves of wintergreen, composed principally of methyl salicylate, and used similarly.

OBS

Wintergreen... The oil is used for checkerberry, raspberry, teaberry, fruit... and wintergreen flavorings for beverages, ice cream, ices, candy, baked goods... and chewing gum... Wintergreen is a strong irritant.

OBS

Wintergreen oil [is also used] in the treatment of muscular aches and pains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Pharmacologie
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Liquide incolore tirant parfois sur le jaune ou le rouge, tiré des feuilles de Gaultheria procumbens.

OBS

Utilisé en pharmacie, et en médecine. Aromatisant pour boissons, crème glacée, bonbons et pâtisseries.

CONT

[Wintergreen fournit] par distillation une huile essentielle appelée essence de wintergreen, très employée dans la parfumerie à bon marché.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Farmacología
  • Biología vegetal
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Record 10 2004-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
  • Plant Biology
DEF

An essential oil obtained from the bark or twigs of the sweet birch that resembles wintergreen oil in consisting chiefly of methyl salicylate and is used similarly to methyl salicylate.

OBS

sweet birch: A common birch (Betula lenta) of the eastern U.S. that has a spicy brown bark containing a volatile oil, hard dark-colored wood used for furniture and cabinetwork, and erect bruiting aments. Called also "black birch," "cherry birch."

OBS

It is a flavoring agent for beverages, ice cream, candy, gelatins, puddings and syrups.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Huile essentielle incolore ou jaune pâle, provenant de l'écorce de Betula lenta, soit le bouleau merisier (dit «bouleau odorant» ou «bouleau acajou»). Aromatisant des boissons, crèmes glacées, confiseries, gélatines, crèmes et sirops.

Spanish

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