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WOOD ROSIN [3 records]

Record 1 2006-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weightlifting
  • Gymnastics and Trampoline
  • Wrestling
  • Boxing
CONT

Rosin mixture improves traction on floors and shoe soles. Doubly effective when sprinkled on hands for moisture absorption. Natural wood rosin mixture.

CONT

Rosin Powder. Grip-improving powdered rosin. Apply to athletes’ hands or soles of basketball shoes for improved traction. Dust on handles of basketball and softball bats for improved grip.

OBS

Rosin - Dried resin. Used for purposes ranging from cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, paper coatings, and even baseball player "stickum".

Key term(s)
  • rosin
  • resin
  • colophany

French

Domaine(s)
  • Haltérophilie
  • Gymnastique et trampoline
  • Lutte
  • Boxe
DEF

Poudre élaborée à partir de la sève des sapins elle se met sous les semelles des chaussons pour éviter de glisser.

CONT

La colophane elle, est hydrofuge, biodégradable et héliodégradable. Elle permet l'adhérence des mains et des pieds.

Key term(s)
  • arcanson
  • résine

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Halterofilia
  • Gimnasia y acrobacias sobre cama elástica
  • Lucha
  • Boxeo
CONT

Fabricación y envasado de carbonato de magnesio y colofonía aplicado para la escalada y el deporte.

Key term(s)
  • resina
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Record 2 2003-01-31

English

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

A density adjuster prepared from glycerol of non-animal sources and refined wood resin of pine trees.

OBS

Glycerol esters of wood rosin are produced by the esterification of pale coloured rosins derived from pine stump wood...

OBS

Used to adjust the specific gravity of the citrus oil or oil phase to be similar to the specific gravity of the beverage emulsion and thus prevent the oil from rising or settling in the finished beverage, ... in lemon and orange drinks, and also as a masticatory substance in chewing gum base.

CONT

Provision currently exists in the Food and Drug Regulations for the use of glycerol ester of wood rosin, up to a maximum level of use of 100 parts per million(ppm), in citrus-flavoured or spruce-flavoured beverages.

French

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

Résine résultant de l'estérification de colophanes très peu colorées que l'on utilise dans la fabrication de la gomme à mâcher et comme agent stabilisant dans l'industrie des boissons.

OBS

L'expression «ester gum» est acceptée à l'échelle internationale. Par conséquent, nous accepterons l'utilisation du terme «gomme d'ester». La publication du Comité mixte FAO/OMS d'experts des additifs alimentaires, intitulée «Compendium of Food Additive Specifications» (Rome, édition de 1992), donne «ester gum» comme nom substitut de «glycerol ester of wood rosin».

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

Rosin obtained from stumps or other resinous wood of conifers, particularly Pines, by solvent extraction, following recovery of the wood turpentine by steam distillation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

Résidu sec de la distillation de produits résineux issus des bois morts de pins. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

OBS

colophane de bois : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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