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ASHING [2 records]

Record 1 2020-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Collaboration with the FAO
DEF

... the heating of a substance to leave only non-combustible ash, which is analyzed for its elemental composition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
CONT

Afin d'isoler, de séparer et d'analyser les actinides présents dans les matières fécales, les résidus de cendres minérales suivant la calcination doivent être dissous.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química analítica
  • Colaboración con la FAO
DEF

Acción y efecto de reducir a cenizas.

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Record 2 1998-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
  • Sanding and Polishing of Metals
OBS

Ash: to buff or scour with a wet paste of pumice or other abrasive.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
  • Sablage et ponçage des métaux

Spanish

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