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DEVITRIFY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-09-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Techniques and Processes
- Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- devitrify
1, record 1, English, devitrify
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To deprive of glassy luster and transparency - to change from a vitreous to a crystalline condition. 1, record 1, English, - devitrify
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Techniques industrielles
- Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dévitrifier
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9vitrifier
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-03-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Physics of Solids
- Chemistry
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crystalline state
1, record 2, English, crystalline%20state
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Glasses... may devitrify into the crystalline state after standing for very long periods of time. 1, record 2, English, - crystalline%20state
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"crystalline": of, pertaining to, resembling, or composed of crystals. 2, record 2, English, - crystalline%20state
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"crystal": A homogeneous solid made up of an element, chemical compound or isomorphous mixture throughout which the atoms or molecules are arranged in a regularly repeating pattern. 2, record 2, English, - crystalline%20state
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Physique des solides
- Chimie
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- état cristallin
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9tat%20cristallin
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les matériaux cristallins. Les matériaux essentiellement cristallins ont été envisagés dès le début des recherches sur la solidification des solutions de produits de fission. La raison principale en a été le caractère plus stable de l'état cristallin par rapport à l'état vitreux. Quelques études ont été entreprises pour réaliser la synthèse de feldspath aux USA et de mica en France. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tat%20cristallin
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de los sólidos
- Química
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- estado cristalino
1, record 2, Spanish, estado%20cristalino
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-08-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
- Industrial Techniques and Processes
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- frit
1, record 3, English, frit
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- solder glass 1, record 3, English, solder%20glass
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Finely ground glass used to join glass to metal or other glasses.... It may or may not devitrify during temperature cycles. 1, record 3, English, - frit
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
- Techniques industrielles
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- verre de scellement
1, record 3, French, verre%20de%20scellement
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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