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FOSSIL SUBSTANCE [3 records]

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Record 1 2019-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
DEF

… a political party in the province of Quebec, Canada, that is dedicated to ending cannabis prohibition and setting the ground for a more sensible and comprehensive drug policy.

OBS

A key component of the Bloc Pot platform is [its] commitment to provide greater accessibility to medical marijuana, as a way of ensuring the fundamental right to health. … Through education, [the Bloc Pot] encourages responsible behavior among recreational drug users—no matter the legal status of the substance they choose to consume. [It] also promotes the use of hemp derivatives, as economically and ecologically sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels and hazardous petrochemical products.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
DEF

[…] parti politique enregistré dans la province de Québec (Canada) et fondé en septembre 1998 à Montréal [dont l']objectif est de mettre fin à la prohibition du cannabis, et de fournir des pistes de réflexion quant à l'éventuelle légalisation de celui-ci.

OBS

[Le Bloc Pot] veut également faire en sorte que l'utilisation de toutes les drogues, licites ou illicites, se fasse de manière responsable, éclairée et sécuritaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités de los gobiernos provinciales canadienses
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
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Record 2 2011-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrochemistry
  • Paleontology
CONT

jet : A solid, dry, black, inflammable fossil substance, harder than asphalt, susceptible of a good polish, and glossy in its fracture, which is conchoidal or undulating.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie du pétrole
  • Paléontologie
CONT

Les ressources en hydrocarbures (ou autre substance fossile) sont toutes les quantités en place dans la croûte terrestre, identifiées ou non.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Petrography
DEF

A floury substance which is chemically inert(extracted from floury sediments of fossil remains of siliceous diatom shells) used during the filtration of musts and wines.

OBS

diatomite: Called "fossil flour" because it easily falls apart into flour-like dust.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Blanches, légères et friables, [les diatomites] sont connues et utilisées depuis longtemps sous [les noms plus spécifiques] de tripoli ou farine fossile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paleontología
  • Petrografía
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