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REFINING-WORKS [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refining of Metals
DEF

A facility (building and machinery) for purifying metal.

Key term(s)
  • refining works

French

Domaine(s)
  • Affinage des métaux
DEF

Établissement industriel où l'on affine les métaux.

OBS

affinage : Opération consistant à éliminer les impuretés contenues dans un métal ou un alliage à l'état liquide. (On emploie ce terme de préférence pour les métaux ferreux, et restrictivement pour l'élimination sous forme gazeuse du carbone et de l'oxygène à l'état d'oxyde de carbone).

Spanish

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