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POTASSIUM IODATE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Food Additives
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
- Animal Feed (Agric.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- calcium iodate
1, record 1, English, calcium%20iodate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A white, tasteless powder resulting from the action of calcium chloride on potassium iodate, used in bread-making and as a table salt additive. 2, record 1, English, - calcium%20iodate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Also used as a deodorant and as a disinfectant. 3, record 1, English, - calcium%20iodate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Additifs alimentaires
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
- Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- iodate de calcium
1, record 1, French, iodate%20de%20calcium
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- iodate calcique 2, record 1, French, iodate%20calcique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Poudre blanche, insipide, obtenue par action du chlorure de calcium sur l'iodate de potassium, utilisée comme antiseptique et comme désodorisant. 3, record 1, French, - iodate%20de%20calcium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Iodate de calcium. [...] Apparence : poudre fine cristalline de couleur blanche [...], pratiquement sans odeur. [...] l'iodate de calcium permet d'obtenir les plus hauts niveaux sanguins d'iode et de les maintenir [...] Il est utilisé comme une bonne source nutritionnelle d'iode pour les animaux domestiques. 4, record 1, French, - iodate%20de%20calcium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] utilisée en boulangerie et comme additif au sel de table. 5, record 1, French, - iodate%20de%20calcium
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-01-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Food Additives
- Analytical Chemistry
- Medication
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- potassium iodate
1, record 2, English, potassium%20iodate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A potassium salt of iodic acid, soluble in water and available as white, odorless crystals. An analytical reagent. A bleaching and maturing agent for flour. 2, record 2, English, - potassium%20iodate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical format: KIO3 3, record 2, English, - potassium%20iodate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Additifs alimentaires
- Chimie analytique
- Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- iodate de potassium
1, record 2, French, iodate%20de%20potassium
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sel potassique de l'acide iodique, soluble dans l'eau et se présentant sous forme de cristaux blancs, inodores. Réactif analytique. Agent de blanchiment et de vieillissement des farines. 2, record 2, French, - iodate%20de%20potassium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aussi utilisé en thérapeutique. 3, record 2, French, - iodate%20de%20potassium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : KIO3 3, record 2, French, - iodate%20de%20potassium
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-04-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- caliche
1, record 3, English, caliche
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Chile salpetre 2, record 3, English, Chile%20salpetre
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gravel, rock, soil, or alluvium cemented with soluble salts of sodium in the nitrate deposits of the Atacama Desert of northern Chile and Peru; it contains sodium nitrate..., potassium nitrate..., sodium iodate... 3, record 3, English, - caliche
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- caliche
1, record 3, French, caliche
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- salpêtre du Chili 2, record 3, French, salp%C3%AAtre%20du%20Chili
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Croûte de nitrate de sodium naturel impur. 2, record 3, French, - caliche
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geoquímica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- caliche
1, record 3, Spanish, caliche
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- salitre de Chile 1, record 3, Spanish, salitre%20de%20Chile
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nitrato de sodio natural. 1, record 3, Spanish, - caliche
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