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HOT COMMODITY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cogeneration equipment 1, record 1, English, cogeneration%20equipment
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cogeneration operates on a very basic principle : Generating electricity produces heat; cogeneration equipment captures that heat and uses it to supply hot water, steam, space heating-even cooling. Thus, an otherwise byproduct of electricity generation becomes a highly useful commodity. 1, record 1, English, - cogeneration%20equipment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- équipement de cogénération
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9quipement%20de%20cog%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les équipements de cogénération sont destinés à produire dans un site unique (essentiellement dans l'industrie chimique) plusieurs formes d'énergie : électrique, mécanique, calorifique; pour ce faire, on récupère la chaleur perdue dans les gaz d'échappement de turbines à gaz et des moteurs diesel, ainsi que dans les fumées de générateurs de vapeur. [...] (Science et Technologie, 03.1988, no 3, p. 7 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quipement%20de%20cog%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-04-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hot commodity
1, record 2, English, hot%20commodity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pacific Tortilla Kitchen's(PTK) new Deli Wrap is one hot commodity-but not, repeat, not a burrito. 1, record 2, English, - hot%20commodity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- produit recherché
1, record 2, French, produit%20recherch%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- denrée recherchée 1, record 2, French, denr%C3%A9e%20recherch%C3%A9e
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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