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YELLOW ROCKET [2 records]

Record 1 2016-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

yellow rocket : preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds(2003).

OBS

upland cress: common name also used by some authors when referring to the species Barbarea verna.

OBS

winter cress: common name also used when referring to the species Barbarea orthoceras and Barbarea verna.

Key term(s)
  • common wintercress
  • garden yellow rocket
  • garden yellow-rocket
  • herb of Saint Barbara
  • wintercress
  • yellow rocket
  • yellow-rocket

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

barbarée vulgaire : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

OBS

cresson : nom vernaculaire employé aussi pour désigner l'espèce Nasturtium officinale.

OBS

cresson d'hiver : nom vernaculaire employé aussi pour désigner l'espèce Barbarea orthoceras.

OBS

barbarée commune, herbe de Sainte-Barbe : noms vernaculaires employés aussi par certains auteurs pour désigner l'espèce Coringia orientalis.

OBS

cresson de terre : nom vernaculaire employé aussi pour désigner l'espèce Barbarea verna.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2011-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Chemistry
Universal entry(ies)
C2H6N2O
formula, see observation
(CH3)2N2O
formula, see observation
(CH3)2NNO
formula, see observation
(CH3)2N-NO
formula, see observation
62-75-9
CAS number
DEF

A chemical product in the form of a yellow liquid, soluble in water, alcohol and ether, that is a known animal carcinogen present in tobacco smoke condensates, in smoked and salted fish and in cured meat products, and that is used as a solvent, a rubber accelerator and in rocket fuels.

OBS

The capital letter "N" must be italicized.

OBS

N-methyl-N-nitrosomethanamine: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).

OBS

N-nitrosodimethylamine: obsolete form.

OBS

Chemical formulas: C2H6N2O or (CH3)2N2O or (CH3)2NNO or (CH3)2N-NO

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Chimie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C2H6N2O
formula, see observation
(CH3)2N2O
formula, see observation
(CH3)2NNO
formula, see observation
(CH3)2N-NO
formula, see observation
62-75-9
CAS number
DEF

Dérivé nitrosé de la diméthylamine se présentant sous la forme d'un liquide, employé pour préparer la diméthylhydrazine, carburant de fusée, et qui constitue un agent cancérigène puissant, que l'on rencontre dans la fumée du tabac et dans certains aliments fumés comme le jambon et le poisson.

OBS

La lettre majuscule «N» s'écrit en italique.

OBS

N-méthyl-N-nitrosométhanamine : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée).

OBS

N-nitrosodiméthylamine : forme vieillie.

OBS

Formules chimiques : C2H6N2O ou (CH3)2N2O ou (CH3)2NNO ou (CH3)2N-NO

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Química
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C2H6N2O
formula, see observation
(CH3)2N2O
formula, see observation
(CH3)2NNO
formula, see observation
(CH3)2N-NO
formula, see observation
62-75-9
CAS number
OBS

Líquido de color amarillo, soluble en agua, alcohol y éter. Muy tóxico, especialmente por contacto con la piel.

OBS

Fórmulas químicas : C2H6N2O o (CH3)2N2O o (CH3)2NNO o (CH3)2N-NO

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