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YELLOW COAL [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-11-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
- Pigments and Colours (Arts)
- Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Hansa yellow
1, record 1, English, Hansa%20yellow
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pigment derived from coal tar, characterized chiefly by its brilliant yellow color. 2, record 1, English, - Hansa%20yellow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hansa yellow: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - Hansa%20yellow
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Teintures et pigments (Industries)
- Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
- Lithographie, offset et phototypie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- jaune Hansa
1, record 1, French, jaune%20Hansa
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pigment organique de couleur jaune. 2, record 1, French, - jaune%20Hansa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce sont des pigments qui peuvent tendre vers le verdâtre ou le rougeâtre. Ils sont très solides à la lumière, assez résistants à la chaleur ce qui permet de les utiliser pour des peintures «émail» glycérophtaliques au four. 2, record 1, French, - jaune%20Hansa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
jaune Hansa : terme et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR. 3, record 1, French, - jaune%20Hansa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
jaune Hansa : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 3, record 1, French, - jaune%20Hansa
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-06-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Classification of Coal
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lignite
1, record 2, English, lignite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- lignite coal 2, record 2, English, lignite%20coal
correct, standardized
- lignitic coal 3, record 2, English, lignitic%20coal
correct
- brown coal 4, record 2, English, brown%20coal
correct, see observation
- wood coal 5, record 2, English, wood%20coal
- fulvurite 6, record 2, English, fulvurite
obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lignite, generally yellow to dark brown or rarely black coal that formed from peat at shallow depths and temperatures lower than 100 °C(212 °F). It is the first product of coalification and is intermediate between peat and subbituminous coal according to the coal classification used in the United States and Canada. 7, record 2, English, - lignite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "brown coal" can also refer to a broader group of low-rank coals which includes lignite and subbituminous coal. 8, record 2, English, - lignite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lignite coal: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report. 8, record 2, English, - lignite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Classification des charbons
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lignite
1, record 2, French, lignite
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- houille brune 2, record 2, French, houille%20brune
correct, feminine noun
- charbon de lignite 3, record 2, French, charbon%20de%20lignite
masculine noun
- charbon brun 2, record 2, French, charbon%20brun
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Charbon fossile, d'aspect ligneux ou terreux, noir ou brun, contenant 65 à 75 % de carbone, intermédiaire entre la tourbe et la houille. 4, record 2, French, - lignite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lignite : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques. 5, record 2, French, - lignite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Clasificación del carbón
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- lignito
1, record 2, Spanish, lignito
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carbón color pardo terroso, con restos fibrosos, originado fundamentalmente durante la Era Terciaria. Se originó, como la hulla, por descomposición anaerobia de materias vegetales. 2, record 2, Spanish, - lignito
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-05-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
- Iron and Steel
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- red smoke
1, record 3, English, red%20smoke
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- brown fumes 2, record 3, English, brown%20fumes
plural
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
smoke : A phenomenon made up of observable fumes containing gases, solids and liquids. There are several kinds of smoke, the color of which depends on the combustion process causing the smoke. Thus, a coal fire will emit black smoke. A turbine ship whose nozzle might need slight adjustment emits brown smoke. A steel mill emits red smoke. A nitric or sulfuric acid plant might emit yellow smoke. And so it goes. But white smoke is usually not smoke at all, it's steam. 1, record 3, English, - red%20smoke
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The copper-nickel alloy ... was oxidized by a 1:1 nitric acid solution in a fume hood. Then 10 mL of concentrated sulfuric acid was added to the copper-nickel solution. The solution was boiled until all of the brown fumes ceased. 2, record 3, English, - red%20smoke
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
- Sidérurgie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fumée rousse
1, record 3, French, fum%C3%A9e%20rousse
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fumée constituée de fines poussières d'oxyde de fer produites en sidérurgie par les convertisseurs soufflés à l'air suroxygéné. 2, record 3, French, - fum%C3%A9e%20rousse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fumées rousses : Cette expression est également utilisée pour les vapeurs nitreuses, bien que l'on préfère dans ce cas le terme de «vapeurs rutilantes». [Voir cette autre fiche.] 2, record 3, French, - fum%C3%A9e%20rousse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fumée : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel (fumées). 2, record 3, French, - fum%C3%A9e%20rousse
Record 3, Key term(s)
- fumées rousses
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-02-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- black smoke
1, record 4, English, black%20smoke
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Smoke emitted by a coal fire. 2, record 4, English, - black%20smoke
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
smoke : A phenomenon made up of observable fumes containing gases, solids and liquids. There are several kinds of smoke, the color of which depends on the combustion process causing the smoke. Thus, a coal fire will emit black smoke. A turbine ship whose nozzle might need slight adjustment emits brown smoke. A steel mill emits red smoke. A nitric or sulfuric acid plant might emit yellow smoke. And so it goes. But white smoke is usually not smoke at all, it's steam. 3, record 4, English, - black%20smoke
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fumée noire
1, record 4, French, fum%C3%A9e%20noire
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On appelle fumée noire les particules de teinte foncée qui sont émises dans l'environnement. Les résultats sont exprimés en microgrammes par mètre cube. 2, record 4, French, - fum%C3%A9e%20noire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
fumée : Suspension dans un gaz des particules solides ou liquides (vapeur d'eau) émises par une source à la suite d'une opération de transformation chimique ou physique, en particulier l'oxydation (combustion) ou de réduction (haut-fourneau) et qui a la propriété de diffuser et d'absorber partiellement la lumière. Les fumées noires désignent la présence de fines particules de carbone (suies, noir de fumée). Les fumées rousses sont constituées de fines poussières d'oxyde de fer produites en sidérurgie par les convertisseurs soufflés à l'air enrichi en oxygène ou à l'oxygène. 3, record 4, French, - fum%C3%A9e%20noire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
[...] la pollution de l'air a été longtemps exprimée en termes de fumées noires, d'anhydrides sulfureux et de poussières [...] 3, record 4, French, - fum%C3%A9e%20noire
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fumée : ce terme est souvent utilisé au pluriel («fumées»). 4, record 4, French, - fum%C3%A9e%20noire
Record 4, Key term(s)
- fumées noires
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación del aire
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- humo negro
1, record 4, Spanish, humo%20negro
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Humo cuya opacidad es igual o superior a cuatro en la escala de Ringelman [humo producido por partículas de carbón]. 1, record 4, Spanish, - humo%20negro
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