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BALSAM [2 records]

Record 1 2003-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Optical Glass
CONT

Canada balsam ... It is used for cementing together pieces of optical glass - e.g., the component parts of a lens.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Verres d'optique
CONT

du collage des lentilles. Là aussi, si le baume servant au collage n'a pas été trop jauni par une exposition exagérée à la lumière, la perte est insignifiante.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fotografía
  • Vidrios ópticos
CONT

[El] bálsamo de Canadá, contrariamente a la generalidad de estas sustancias, permanece incoloro con el tiempo, incluso después de haber sido derretido o disuelto. [Se utiliza] para pegar los lentes de los objetivos fotográficos y otros sistemas ópticos.

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Record 2 2003-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Industry
  • Wood Products
DEF

A comprehensive term covering resinous substances exuding or extracted from a variety of plants, including trees, and consisting of a natural mixture of oleoresin and essential oils, e.g. the oleoresins copaiba and Canada Balsam, as well as "true" balsams containing benzoic or cinnamic acid in addition to resin and generally essential oils also, e.g. balm of Gilead.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie des plastiques
  • Produits du bois
DEF

Résine odorante extraite de certains arbres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria de plásticos
  • Productos madereros
DEF

Sustancia resinosa, aromática, rica en terpenos y en ácidos benzoico y cinámico, que se extrae del tronco de ciertos árboles y arbustos perennes.

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