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WORM FEED [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wheat worm
1, record 1, English, wheat%20worm
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- washing worm 1, record 1, English, washing%20worm
correct
- washer worm 2, record 1, English, washer%20worm
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The [washer, stoner and whizzer] is in two sections, the washing and stoning tank and the whizzer. Water is contained in the washing and stoning tank... and the wheat is fed through a spout... into a through containing a worm conveyor, or wheat worm... The spout discharges the wheat through a troughed feed hopper into the rising side of the wheat worm, which keeps the wheat suspended in the water and conveys it towards the whizzer... 1, record 1, English, - wheat%20worm
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minoterie et céréales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vis de brassage
1, record 1, French, vis%20de%20brassage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vis à blé 2, record 1, French, vis%20%C3%A0%20bl%C3%A9
feminine noun
- vis de lavage 3, record 1, French, vis%20de%20lavage
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vis de lavage : Le document d'accompagnement est tiré de la section 1 d'une publication de la société Buhler-Miag, Vzwil, Suisse. 4, record 1, French, - vis%20de%20brassage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-09-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glass Industry
- Glass Manufacturing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- screw charger
1, record 2, English, screw%20charger
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- worm feed 1, record 2, English, worm%20feed
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mechanical device for continuously feeding batch into the furnace via a large screw thread. 1, record 2, English, - screw%20charger
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
screw charger; worm feed : terms and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization(ISO) in 1992. 2, record 2, English, - screw%20charger
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie du verre
- Fabrication du verre
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- enfourneuse à vis
1, record 2, French, enfourneuse%20%C3%A0%20vis
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine pour enfournement continu de composition dans un four par une vis à large pas. 1, record 2, French, - enfourneuse%20%C3%A0%20vis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
enfourneuse à vis : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 1992. 2, record 2, French, - enfourneuse%20%C3%A0%20vis
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1978-11-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- washing and stoning tank
1, record 3, English, washing%20and%20stoning%20tank
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The [washer, stoner and whizzer] is in two sections, the washing and stoning tank and the whizzer. Water is contained in the washing and stoning tank(...), and the wheat is fed through a spout(...) into a trough containing a worm conveyor, or wheat worm(...) ;below the wheat worm is the stoning worm(...). The spout discharges the wheat through a troughed feed hopper into the rising side of the wheat worm, which keeps the wheat suspended in the water and conveys it towards the whizzer, while the agitation of the water dissolves and washes away the mud balls and surface dirt; stones and metal particles sink into the stoning worm, which conveys them in the opposite direction and delivers them to a stone-collecting hopper(...) 1, record 3, English, - washing%20and%20stoning%20tank
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
washing and stoning tank 1, record 3, English, - washing%20and%20stoning%20tank
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minoterie et céréales
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- cuvier épierreur
1, record 3, French, cuvier%20%C3%A9pierreur
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les cuviers épierreurs lavent le blé à grande eau et séparent par flottaison les fragments de pierre, plus lourds, et aussi les corps moins lourds que le blé. Les grains sont ensuite séchés par passage dans des essoreuses. 1, record 3, French, - cuvier%20%C3%A9pierreur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Farm Animals
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- moulting 1, record 4, English, moulting
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[the silkworm] sheds its skin and grows a new one. After the moulting, the silkworm has one last really large feed [the worm then moves to the straw provided and begins to make a cocoon. ] 1, record 4, English, - moulting
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Animaux de ferme
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mue larvaire
1, record 4, French, mue%20larvaire
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
l'évolution larvaire du ver à soie est marquée par une série de changements de peau, ou mue larvaire; puis survient le filage du cocon 1, record 4, French, - mue%20larvaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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