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BEEF [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-01-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Meats and Meat Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- beef
1, record 1, English, beef
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- beef meat 2, record 1, English, beef%20meat
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The meat of bovines (e.g., cows, steers and bulls) slaughtered when older than 1 year, generally, it has a dark red color, a rich flavor, interior marbling, external fat and a firm to tender texture. 3, record 1, English, - beef
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
beef meat: a butchery term. 2, record 1, English, - beef
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- viande de bœuf
1, record 1, French, viande%20de%20b%26oelig%3Buf
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toute viande provenant d'un bovin adulte, quel que soit son sexe : taureau, vache et bœuf. 2, record 1, French, - viande%20de%20b%26oelig%3Buf
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria cárnica, de fiambres y embutidos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- carne de res
1, record 1, Spanish, carne%20de%20res
correct, feminine noun, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Spain, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- carne vacuna 2, record 1, Spanish, carne%20vacuna
correct, feminine noun, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
- carne de vacuno 3, record 1, Spanish, carne%20de%20vacuno
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La carne vacuna es de gran valor nutricional por sus proteínas [...], por su aporte en vitaminas del grupo B y hierro, por su gran aceptabilidad, agradable sabor y elevado poder de saciedad. 4, record 1, Spanish, - carne%20de%20res
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-08-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Calcareous Rock (Quarrying)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- beef
1, record 2, English, beef
correct, Great Britain
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bacon 1, record 2, English, bacon
correct, Great Britain
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
beef: A quarrymen's term, used originally in Purbeck, southern England, for thin, flat-lying veins or layers of fibrous calcite, anhydrite, gypsum , halite, or silica, occurring along bedding planes of shale, giving a resemblance to beef. It appears to be due to rapid crystallization in lenticular cavities. 2, record 2, English, - beef
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bacon: A quarrymen's term used in Portland, southern England for beef. 2, record 2, English, - beef
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Carrières de roches calcaires
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- filon fibreux
1, record 2, French, filon%20fibreux
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- beef 2, record 2, French, beef
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mince lame de 1 à 5 cm d'épaisseur, au sein d'une roche sédimentaire, constituée de cristaux allongés et à peu près perpendiculaires aux épontes : calcite au sein de formations marneuses, etc. 2, record 2, French, - filon%20fibreux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Filon de calcite fibreux. 1, record 2, French, - filon%20fibreux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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