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DISTILLATION CUT [3 records]

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Record 1 2003-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Refining
  • Petroleum Distillation
DEF

A separate, identifiable part of crude oil; the product of a refining or distillation process; a cut.

CONT

Through the highly efficient and sophisticated science of petroleum refining, crude oil is divided literally into hundreds of fractions, valuable products of a spectrum ranging from highly volatile, etheral gases through fuels and oils, and road building material to coke, hard, black and valuable.

CONT

Methane is the predominant fraction in natural gas.

OBS

fraction; cut: terms standardized by ISO.

PHR

Fraction de pétrole brut.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Raffinage du pétrole
  • Distillation du pétrole
DEF

Produit obtenu entre deux températures déterminées au cours d'une opération de fractionnement.

OBS

coupe; fraction : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

PHR

Fraction de pétrole brut.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Refinación del petróleo
  • Destilación del petróleo
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Record 2 2000-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Distillation
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
DEF

[A] cut having a distillation range and viscosity such that, after refining, it yields lubricating oil. [Definition standardized by ISO. ]

OBS

lubricating oil distillate: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distillation du pétrole
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
DEF

Coupe ayant un intervalle de distillation et une viscosité tels qu'elle puisse conduire, par raffinage, à une huile lubrifiante. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

distillat pour huile lubrifiante : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Distillation
DEF

Category of petroleum product.

OBS

Paper on petroleum chemistry, 1983.

OBS

Although some dictionaries(e. g Gross) give "cut" as equivalent of Schnitt in the field of distilling, client suggested that "distillation fraction" was an appropriate translation.

OBS

Client: chemical analyst at Environment Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distillation du pétrole

Spanish

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