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ADIPOCERE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- adipocere
1, record 1, English, adipocere
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- grave wax 2, record 1, English, grave%20wax
correct
- waxy fat 3, record 1, English, waxy%20fat
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A grayish-white colored substance that forms under conditions of high humidity and high environmental heat on a dead body. 3, record 1, English, - adipocere
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- adipocire
1, record 1, French, adipocire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- graisse de cadavre 1, record 1, French, graisse%20de%20cadavre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matière gris-blanchâtre, lardacée retrouvée sur un cadavre qui a séjourné dans l'eau ou dans la terre humide. 1, record 1, French, - adipocire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- adipocera
1, record 1, Spanish, adipocera
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-08-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Solid Fossil Fuels
- Chemistry
- Petrochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hatchettine
1, record 2, English, hatchettine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hatchettite 1, record 2, English, hatchettite
correct
- adipocire 2, record 2, English, adipocire
correct
- adipocerite 2, record 2, English, adipocerite
correct
- mineral tallow 2, record 2, English, mineral%20tallow
correct
- mountain tallow 2, record 2, English, mountain%20tallow
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A yellowish-white, wax-yellow or greenish-yellow hydrocarbon ... usually found inside septarian nodules and geodes. 3, record 2, English, - hatchettine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It melts at 46°C, is sparingly soluble in boiling alcohol and cold ether, and is decomposed by concentrated sulfuric acid. 3, record 2, English, - hatchettine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
It occurs as vein-like masses in ironstone nodules associated with coal-bearing strata (as in south Wales) or in cavities in limestone (as in France). 4, record 2, English, - hatchettine
Record 2, Key term(s)
- adipocere
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Combustibles fossiles solides
- Chimie
- Chimie du pétrole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hatchettite
1, record 2, French, hatchettite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- hatchettine 2, record 2, French, hatchettine
correct, feminine noun
- adipocérite 2, record 2, French, adipoc%C3%A9rite
correct, feminine noun
- suif minéral 2, record 2, French, suif%20min%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
- adipocire 3, record 2, French, adipocire
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hydrocarbure naturel ou cire fossile, que l'on trouve au pays de Galles. 4, record 2, French, - hatchettite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
adipocire : Lexique «Les minéraux». 5, record 2, French, - hatchettite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Combustibles fósiles sólidos
- Química
- Petroquímica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- hatchettina
1, record 2, Spanish, hatchettina
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Variedad de cera fósil. 1, record 2, Spanish, - hatchettina
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