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WOOD GUM [9 records]

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Record 1 2018-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
CONT

The wood of [Larix] occidentalis contains about 4-23% arabinogalactan. It is the best domestic source of this water-soluble gum, used for offset lithography and in the food, pharmaceutical, paint, ink and other industries.

OBS

water-soluble gum: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
OBS

gomme soluble dans l'eau : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Products
  • Natural Construction Materials
DEF

Outflow of resins, gum or other viscous liquids produced by wood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits du bois
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
DEF

Apparition de résine à la surface d'un bois résineux fraîchement coupé.

DEF

Émission de résine, de gomme ou d'autres liquides visqueux produits par le bois.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos madereros
  • Materiales de construcción naturales
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Record 3 2014-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Food Additives
DEF

An ethyl ether of cellulose.

CONT

Ethyl cellulose is prepared from wood pulp or chemical cotton and is used as a binder and filler in dry vitamin preparations, chewing gum, and in confectionery. It is also used in the manufacture of plastics and lacquers.

OBS

ethyl cellulose: term and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • modified cellulose

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Additifs alimentaires
DEF

Éther éthylique de la cellulose.

CONT

Les celluloses modifiées admises comme additifs alimentaires sont : la méthyl cellulose, l'éthyl cellulose, l'hydroxypropyl cellulose, l'hydroxypropylméthyl cellulose et la méthyléthyl cellulose.

OBS

éthylcellulose; EC : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par l’ISO.

Key term(s)
  • cellulose modifiée

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingenieria química
  • Aditivos alimentarios
DEF

Éter etílico de celulosa.

OBS

Sólido termoplástico, granular, de color blanco. Soluble en disolventes orgánicos, inerte en álcalis y ácidos diluidos, insoluble en agua y glicerina. Combustible, atóxico.

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Record 4 2008-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plywood
CONT

Hardwood plywood is distinguished from softwood plywood in that the former is generally used for decorative purposes and has a face ply of wood from a deciduous or broad-leaf tree. Hardwoods include such species as cherry, birch, beech, chestnut, hickory, maple, oak, walnut, gum, and poplar.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contreplaqués
CONT

Le contreplaqué de feuillus est généralement destiné à l'usage décoratif plutôt que structural. Les machines sont utilisées différemment et l'on emploie des résines différentes, surtout des résines urée-formol, les panneaux étant destinés à l'usage intérieur.

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Wood
  • Silviculture
CONT

Because of the wide range of wood density in the hardwood tree species, people will often distinguish between "hard hardwoods"(e. g. hickory, oak, ash) and "soft hardwoods"(e. g. yellow poplar, gum, willow).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de bois
  • Sylviculture
CONT

Les bois de feuillus durs regroupent les espèces d'arbres angiospermes, portant des feuilles à limbes relativement larges qui, dans les régions tempérées, tombent normalement tous les ans. [...] l'érable à sucre [...] le bouleau jaune, le chêne rouge, le hêtre, le tilleul [...]

Spanish

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Record 6 2004-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Plant Biology
DEF

A polysaccharide that yields only d-xylose (a pentose) on acid hydrolysis.

OBS

Modified xylans occur in the hemicellulose of wood and form a high % of the alkali-soluble extract termed wood gum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Polyoside constituant des tissus de soutien des végétaux (gommes). Son hydrolyse aboutit au «D-xylose».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
  • Biología vegetal
DEF

Pentosana correspondiente a la d-xilosa anhidra.

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Record 7 1999-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
DEF

An accumulation of gum in timber, occurring as a small patch; may develop in conjunction with a bird-peck or other injury to the growing wood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
DEF

Cavité logée entre les cellules empruntant couramment la forme d'une lentille et contenant une substance gommeuse.

Spanish

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Record 8 1999-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

A shield-like tangential plate of varying size, even forming a complete ring, of gum-or kino-impregnated wood, found in hardwoods, particularly Eucalypts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Dans certains bois durs, accumulation totale de gomme affectant la forme d'une veine.

Spanish

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Record 9 1987-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reconstituted-Wood Products
DEF

A particleboard manufactured mainly from straw.

OBS

Flax shives have been used in Europe for producing particleboard for at least a decade. Other lignocellulosic sources of raw material, e. g., cotton stalks, cereal straw, papyrus, palms, African elephant grass, gum bark, coconut and peanut shells, along with others, hold some possibility for utilization as raw material for board production, particularly in areas where adequate quantities of wood are not available.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bois reconstitués

Spanish

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