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WOOD SPIRIT [5 records]

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Record 1 2018-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Real Estate
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Urban Planning
OBS

[The Markland Wood Homeowners Association's mission is] to protect and promote the interests of the residents of the Markland Wood area of the City of Etobicoke[, ] to further the orderly development of Markland Wood in such manner as to preserve and enhance the area [and to] create, foster and maintain a community spirit in Markland Wood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Immobilier
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Aménagement urbain

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

A 98% pure form of acetic acid used in production of acetate fiber.

CONT

Glacial acetic acid is [a] pure compound [99.8% min.], as distinguished from the usual water solutions known as acetic acid, [which] crystallizes at 62°F.

CONT

Acetic acid is the most extensively used organic acid, and is obtained either by the oxidation of alcohol and aldehyde, or by the destructive distillation of wood and carbohydrates in general. This yields an impure pyroligneous vinegar, which is subsequently purified.... Stahl proposed in 1700 a method to obtain acetic acid from vinegar by exposing the latter substance to a freezing temperature, separating the ice from the stronger acid; another method he suggested was to neutralize with an alkali and to evaporate, then distilling with an equal amount of sulphuric acid. In 1759 Count de Lauraguais obtained a crystallized acetic acid in a distillate of cuprum acetate, then known as "copper spirit. "The name glacial acetic acid was affixed to this substance by Löwitz(1793), who repeatedly distilled diluted acetic acid with powdered charcoal, and obtained thereby a crystalline acid by subjecting the product to a low temperature.

OBS

In the context of spotting, glacial acetic must be diluted to a 5-7% concentration. Glacial acetic is extremely hazardous (toxic fumes, severe skin burns) and should not be used without special training, personal protective equipment (PPE), and under carefully controlled conditions.

OBS

glacial: glass-like, crystallized. This usage persists in terms such as glacial acetic acid and glacial phosphoric acid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Acide acétique pur cristallisable vers 16 °C.

CONT

Le vinaigre est une solution d'acide acétique à 4-5 %; on peut acheter de l'acide acétique glacial à 99,5 % et le diluer à 2 %.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
OBS

glacial: Dícese del ácido acético exento de agua y de los demás cuerpos cuyos cristales se asemejan a los del hielo o son susceptibles de cristabilizar como él, si son líquidos.

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Record 3 2012-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

The hypothetical radical of the monocarbon series(CH3), the base of pyroxylic or wood spirit or pyroligneous naphtha, of formic acid and of a large series of organic compounds.

OBS

[also] attrib. and Comb., as methyl compound, radical, etc.; esp. in names of salts of methyl, e.g. methyl bromide, chloride, hydride. Also prefixed (often without hyphen) to the name of an organic compound to express the addition of methyl to its composition, or the replacement of hydrogen atoms by equivalents of methyl, as in methylacetonamine, methylaniline, methylcarbonic (acid), methyl-codeia, methyluramine, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
DEF

Radical monovalent de formule CH3-, prototype des radicaux alkyles.

OBS

S'utilise aussi comme préfixe ou en apposition, pour indiquer la présence du méthyle. P. ex. : méthylaniline, bromure de méthyle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
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Record 4 2010-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
DEF

A potable distilled spirit obtained from wine... usually suitably aged in wood.

OBS

The use of the term brandy ... is ... the distillate of wine.

French

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

Boisson spiritueuse obtenue à partir d'eaux-de-vie de vin, assemblées ou non avec un distillat de vin distillé à moins de 94,8 % volume, à condition que ce distillat ne dépasse pas la limite maximale de 50 % en degré alcoolique du produit fini.

OBS

Employé seul, ce mot anglais ne désigne que l'eau-de-vie obtenue par la distillation du vin, mais par extension [ signifie ] eau-de-vie de tout autre fruit dont le nom précède [...] brandy.

OBS

Le terme de brandy a pris aujourd'hui un sens large, qui s'applique à différents produits : pour les Anglo-Saxons, le brandy, c'est le cognac, qui est à leurs yeux le premier et le meilleur. L'armagnac, le calvados, les marcs sont également des brandies.

OBS

En France, le brandy français (commercialisé en France) est une eau-de-vie de vin et de marc, le plus souvent alcool d'État et quelquefois alcool libre dont l'âge et l'origine sont contrôlés par le Service des alcools.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bebidas
DEF

Bebida espiritosa que, por destilación, se saca del vino y de otras sustancias; es alcohol diluido en agua.

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Record 5 1999-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Practice
CONT

For projects using brick, make certain you have a brick trowel, brick chisel, mason's hammer, 4 ft. level, tape measure, pointing trowel, jointing tool, mason's line, wood line blocks and spirit level. The height and thickness of your walls are always important... Be sure to leave a space between bricks for your joint. This method is best to determine the spacing of your bricks. Then, drive a stake in the ground at both ends of your wall and stretch mason's line between them. The line will serve as a straight line guide and should mark the outside edge and top of your first course of bricks. Later, as you proceed, the guideline can be moved up to match each successive course of bricks. Line blocks can be used to hold line in place... When laying bricks, always start at the corners and keep the corners higher than the rest of your work. Work from the corners toward the center of your wall. Use the level frequently to check level and plumb. As the wall increases in height, move the line blocks up to the ends of your corner lead.

CONT

Use plastic line blocks to attach line to corners and ends, which are always built up first. Lay bricks flush with line, but do not push it out. Line blocks, unlike pins and nails, leave no holes in mortar to be filled in later.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maçonnerie
CONT

La pose des blocs en plastique pour fixer les cordeaux aux coins et aux extrémités se fait en premier. Les briques suivront le cordeau sans y toucher. Les blocs en plastique ne laissent pas de trous dans le mortier.

Spanish

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