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INITIAL SATURATION [7 records]

Record 1 2015-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
CONT

Considerable uncertainty exists in the chemical properties of coke deposition and combustion.... fuel availability depends on : a) initial oil saturation and rock quality... b) Conradson carbon residue...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
DEF

Carbone résiduel obtenu après évaporation et pyrolyse dans des conditions normalisées des gasoils, fuel-oils et huiles minérales de graissage.

CONT

Les bruts sont caractérisés par leur densité ou par le résidu qu'ils déposent lors d'un traitement thermique dans des conditions normalisées (résidu Conradson).

CONT

[...] les bruts sont caractérisés soit par leur densité, soit par le résidu qu'ils déposent lors d'un essai normalisé (carbone «Conradson»).

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
DEF

The substrate concentration at which all enzyme-active sites are occupied and, consequently, at which the reaction velocity is maximal.

CONT

The general principles of chemical-reaction kinetics apply to enzyme-catalyzed reactions, but they also show a distinctive feature not usually observed in nonenzymatic reactions, saturation with substrate.... At a low substrate concentration, the initial reaction velocity vo is nearly proportional to the substrate concentration, and the reaction is thus approximately first order with respect to the substrate. However, as the substrate concentration is increased, the initial rate increases less, so that is is no longer nearly proportional to the substrate concentration; in this zone, the reaction is mixed order. With a further increase in the substrate concentration, the reaction rate becomes essentially independent of substrate concentration and asymptotically approaches a constant rate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
DEF

Concentration du substrat à laquelle la vitesse d'une réaction catalysée par une enzyme atteint la vitesse limite. Elle se traduit par la transformation complète de l'enzyme en composé intermédiaire.

CONT

Des concentrations de substrat de l'ordre de 10-3 - 10-5 M sont d'habitude suffisantes pour la «saturation» presque complète des sites enzymatiques. [...] Ce phénomène de saturation, qui est une caractéristique des systèmes dans lesquels un complexe bimoléculaire stable se forme entre les substances réagissantes, est un reflet de l'interaction forte de la protéine enzymatique avec son substrat.

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meats and Meat Industries
DEF

A mesure of colour quality and composition

OBS

expressed in degree

CONT

Dietary treatment had no effect on initial pH or ultimate pH. The LT of maize fed pigs was darker than that of HB or triticale fed pigs as indicated by lower L[ star]:(lightness) values. Chroma(saturation) and hue angle were not different among treatments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
OBS

utilisé pour évaluer la coloration de la viande

Spanish

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Record 6 1996-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
CONT

If adsorption equilibrium and mutual saturation of the phases is not achieved instantly, it is possible to distinguish the initial spreading tension.. from the final spreading tension... when equilibrium has been reached. In the case in which... [the initial spreading tension] is positive, while... [the final spreading tension] is negative, the system is said to exhibit autophobicity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
CONT

Si l'équilibre d'adsorption et la saturation mutuelle des phases n'est pas atteint instantanément, il est possible de distinguer entre la tension initiale de mouillage, [...] et la tension finale de mouillage [...] atteinte à l'équilibre. Dans les cas où la valeur [...] [de la tension initiale de mouillage] est positive alors que [...] [la valeur de la tension finale de mouillage] est négative, on dit que le système présente de l'autophobicité.

Spanish

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Record 7 1984-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Missiles and Rockets
CONT

As regards a saturation rocket system, experience from campaigns fought with extensive use of armour indicates that armoured formations are involved in close fighting(...) only for an initial, limited period of their advance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Missiles et roquettes
CONT

Pour ce qui concerne les systèmes d'arme de saturation, l'expérience a montré que, dans les campagnes militaires conduites avec un grand nombre de blindés, les formations blindées ne participent à des combats rapprochés (...) que pendant la brève phase initiale de leur avance.

Spanish

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