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FERTILIZER GRADE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-11-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- explosive component
1, record 1, English, explosive%20component
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An IED [improvised explosive device] is a bomb fabricated in an "improvised" manner designed to destroy or incapacitate military personnel or civilians. The bomb itself may be a conventional military grade weapon, or an assortment of explosive components such as gasoline or agricultural fertilizer... 2, record 1, English, - explosive%20component
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
explosive component: designation usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - explosive%20component
Record 1, Key term(s)
- explosive components
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
- Armes CBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- composant explosif
1, record 1, French, composant%20explosif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- constituant explosif 2, record 1, French, constituant%20explosif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'usine [de l'entrepreneur français] est spécialisée dans la fabrication de la mélinite et de l'acide picrique qui sont des constituants explosifs utilisés pour la conception des obus. 2, record 1, French, - composant%20explosif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
composant explosif; constituant explosif : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel. 3, record 1, French, - composant%20explosif
Record 1, Key term(s)
- composants explosifs
- constituants explosifs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Cultural Practices (Agriculture)
- Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fertilizer grade
1, record 2, English, fertilizer%20grade
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Percentages of primary nutrients in fertilizers. 2, record 2, English, - fertilizer%20grade
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The proportions of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are known as the fertilizer grade, expressed on a fertilizer container as percentages of the contents of the container by weight. 2, record 2, English, - fertilizer%20grade
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Soin des cultures (Agriculture)
- Fumure et amélioration du sol
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- teneur d'un engrais
1, record 2, French, teneur%20d%27un%20engrais
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- formule d'engrais 2, record 2, French, formule%20d%27engrais
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Analyse minimale garantie, en pourcentage, des principaux éléments nutritifs contenus dans un engrais simple ou composé. 2, record 2, French, - teneur%20d%27un%20engrais
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-01-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- phosphate rock
1, record 3, English, phosphate%20rock
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- phosphatic rock 2, record 3, English, phosphatic%20rock
correct
- phosphatite 2, record 3, English, phosphatite
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock which contains one or more phosphatic minerals of commercial grade. 3, record 3, English, - phosphate%20rock
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "phosphate rock" serves both industry and the geological fraternity, but with different meanings. In the industry, "phosphate rock" is usually a high grade phosphate product that can be used in a fertilizer plant or put directly on cropland, it is usually beneficiated ore.... The geological "phosphate rock" is a rock that contains one or more phosphate minerals, usually apatite, in sufficient quantity to be of interest(either directly or after beneficiation) in the manufacture of phosphate products. 4, record 3, English, - phosphate%20rock
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- roche phosphatée
1, record 3, French, roche%20phosphat%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les roches phosphatées. - Le phosphore est l'un des constituants essentiels de la matière organique et les phosphates contenus dans les eaux marines font partie des sels minéraux utilisés sélectivement par les organismes planctoniques, qui les concentrent en eux. 2, record 3, French, - roche%20phosphat%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les roches phosphatées [...] peuvent constituer des gisements exploitables, dans lesquels la teneur en phosphate atteint parfois jusqu'à 40 % de la roche. Le minéral se concentre sous forme de granulations ou nodules dans une gangue calcaire, argileuse ou sableuse. 2, record 3, French, - roche%20phosphat%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- roca fosfática
1, record 3, Spanish, roca%20fosf%C3%A1tica
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los fosfatos se encuentran en la naturaleza concentrados en las "rocas fosfáticas", de las cuales pueden extraerse para su utilización industrial. Rocas fosfáticas [son] rocas que contienen uno o más minerales fosfáticos, generalmente del grupo del apatito, cuya base es el fosfato de calcio. Estas rocas pueden utilizarse en forma directa como fertilizantes, o como fuente de fosfatos y de fósforo, para lo cual son sometidas a tratamientos de concentración y depuración, expendiéndose finalmente como productos comerciales. 1, record 3, Spanish, - roca%20fosf%C3%A1tica
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-08-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- phosphate rock
1, record 4, English, phosphate%20rock
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A high grade phosphate product that can be used in a fertilizer plant or put directly on cropland. 2, record 4, English, - phosphate%20rock
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
All phosphate fertilizers are produced from phosphoric acid, which itself is produced from phosphate rock and sulphuric acid. 3, record 4, English, - phosphate%20rock
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Fumure et amélioration du sol
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- phosphate de calcium minéral
1, record 4, French, phosphate%20de%20calcium%20min%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- roche phosphatée 2, record 4, French, roche%20phosphat%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Produit servant à la fabrication du phosphate agricole (engrais) après traitement chimique ou physique. (AFNOR NF U 41-001 p. 1). 3, record 4, French, - phosphate%20de%20calcium%20min%C3%A9ral
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tous les engrais phosphatés sont produits à partir de l'acide phosphorique, lui-même produit par le phosphate de calcium minéral et l'acide sulfurique. 4, record 4, French, - phosphate%20de%20calcium%20min%C3%A9ral
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-01-24
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Various Metal Ores
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- phosphate ore
1, record 5, English, phosphate%20ore
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "[phosphate] ore" is reserved in the industry for the naturally occurring phosphate material that is commonly too low in grade to be used as feed in a fertilizer plant without beneficiation. 1, record 5, English, - phosphate%20ore
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- minerai phosphaté
1, record 5, French, minerai%20phosphat%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'expression «minerai phosphaté» est réservée dans l'industrie au produit phosphaté naturel qui souvent est de trop basse qualité pour pouvoir alimenter une usine d'engrais sans subir un enrichissement préalable. 1, record 5, French, - minerai%20phosphat%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-04-05
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Economics
- Production (Economics)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- marginal productivity
1, record 6, English, marginal%20productivity
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Increase in production due to the increase of a considered factor by one unit. 2, record 6, English, - marginal%20productivity
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Marginal productivities provide the clue to competitive pricing of factor inputs-of labor or of skilled and unskilled labor, of each grade of land, of capital goods..., of fertilizer, and of other inputs. 3, record 6, English, - marginal%20productivity
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
marginal productivity: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 6, English, - marginal%20productivity
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Économie de l'entreprise
- Production (Économie)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- productivité marginale
1, record 6, French, productivit%C3%A9%20marginale
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Augmentation de la production due à l'augmentation d'un facteur déterminé dans une unité. 2, record 6, French, - productivit%C3%A9%20marginale
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
productivité marginale : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 6, French, - productivit%C3%A9%20marginale
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía empresarial
- Producción (Economía)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- productividad marginal
1, record 6, Spanish, productividad%20marginal
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Incremento de la producción debido al aumento en una unidad del factor considerado. 2, record 6, Spanish, - productividad%20marginal
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
productividad marginal: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 6, Spanish, - productividad%20marginal
Record 7 - internal organization data 1994-02-28
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Crops
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- stones
1, record 7, English, stones
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Stones(in all grains) include hard shale, coal, hard earth pellets, hard fertilizer pellets(except when found in domestic mustard seed) or other non-toxic materials of similar consistency. Any such material that is readily removable by ordinary cleaning methods is assessed as dockage. If a No. 6 buckwheat sieve or a No. 316 slotted sieve is used for special cleaning, the material removed may be assessed as dockage(see "Special cleaning" in the dockage assessment sections for each grain in this Guide). Grade tolerances established in this Guide are for material classed as stones which is not separable. Tolerances are normally expressed in number of stones per 500 grams. When this is not practical, stones are expressed as a percentage by weight. 1, record 7, English, - stones
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
in all grains. 1, record 7, English, - stones
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term used in grading Canadian grains at the Canadian Grain Commission. 2, record 7, English, - stones
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Culture des plantes industrielles
- Minoterie et céréales
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- pierres
1, record 7, French, pierres
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pierres (dans tous les grains) - comprennent le schiste dur, le charbon, les boulettes de terre dures, les boulettes d'engrais dures (sauf lorsqu'on les trouve dans la moutarde cultivée) ou autres matières non toxiques de consistance semblable. Toutes les matières semblables que l'on peut facilement extraire en utilisant les procédures ordinaires de nettoyage sont déterminées comme impuretés. Si on utilise un tamis à sarrasin no 6 ou un tamis à fentes no 316 pour effectuer un nettoyage spécial, on peut déterminer les matières extraites comme impuretés (voir «Nettoyage spécial» dans les sections du Guide portant sur la détermination des impuretés de chaque grain). Les tolérances de grades qui sont établies dans ce Guide se rapportent aux matières considérés comme des pierres, qui ne sont pas séparables. Les tolérances sont normalement exprimées en pierres par 500 grammes. Lorsque cela n'est pas pratique, la quantité est exprimée en pourcentage en poids. 1, record 7, French, - pierres
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme en usage à la Commission Canadienne des grains dans l'agréage du grain. 2, record 7, French, - pierres
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1986-04-04
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- fertilizer grade, zinc sulfate 1, record 8, English, fertilizer%20grade%2C%20zinc%20sulfate
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Fumure et amélioration du sol
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- sulfate de zinc pour engrais
1, record 8, French, sulfate%20de%20zinc%20pour%20engrais
see observation, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sulfate de zinc, chap. 1 des Enviroguides; BT-160. 1, record 8, French, - sulfate%20de%20zinc%20pour%20engrais
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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