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WHITE GASOLINE [3 records]

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Record 1 2016-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • River and Sea Navigation
CONT

The petroleum products produced by the crude oil refinery and carried in bulk by sea can be considered to fall within one of two general categories - they are either "white" oils or "black" oils, and are shipped in "clean" tankers and "dirty" tankers respectively.

OBS

White or clean oils are the lighter distilled fractions of the crude oil barrel and include such grades as motor gasoline... and the majority of gas oils...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
CONT

Selon la revue "Zosen", les commandes étrangères reçues par les chantiers japonais (...) ont porté sur trente-cinq navires, (...) dont vingt-deux pétroliers (...) cinq transporteurs de vrac (...) deux transporteurs de produits blancs (...)

OBS

produits blancs : Ce sont des raffinats légers, tels que l'essence et le kérosène, par opposition aux produits noirs plus lourds.

OBS

Cette justification complémentaire provient d'une source traduite.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • White Products (Petroleum)
DEF

A conventional term applied to light-coloured liquid petroleum products such as gasoline, white spirit and kerosine. [Definition standardized by ISO. ]

OBS

white products: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

white products: as a collective, term rarely used in the singular (white product).

Key term(s)
  • white product

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits blancs (Pétrole)
DEF

Terme conventionnel s'appliquant aux produits pétroliers liquides peu colorés, tels que l'essence, le white spirit et le kérosène. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

produits blancs : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

produits blancs : terme collectif rarement utilisé au singulier (produit blanc).

Key term(s)
  • produit blanc

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos blancos (Petróleo)
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Record 3 2002-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • White Products (Petroleum)
DEF

An unleaded gasoline especially designed for use in motorboats.

CONT

Optimus 99 Stove. A new white gas burning stove similar to the 8R but with aluminum box.

OBS

[White gasoline] is uncracked and strongly inhibited against oxidation to avoid gum formation, and is usually not colored to distinguish it from other grades.

OBS

[White gasoline] also serves as a fuel for camp lanterns and portable stoves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits blancs (Pétrole)
OBS

Réchauds à essence: à essence minérale ou A obligatoirement. [...] Optimus 99. [...] Spécifications techniques: 1 litre d'eau porté à ébullition en 6 minutes. Consommation horaire 0,12 litre (essence pure).

Spanish

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