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CHOCOLATE MOUSSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Water Pollution
- Effects of Pollution
- Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chocolate mousse
1, record 1, English, chocolate%20mousse
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A viscous seawater-in-oil emulsion resulting from oil spills, pollutes shorelines and makes it difficult to clean them. 2, record 1, English, - chocolate%20mousse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The formation of an emulsion changes the physical characteristics of the oil and the way it behaves on the water surface. Perhaps the most familiar type of emulsion is "chocolate mousse," a thick jelly-like dark brown water-in-oil emulsion; "mousse" moves on the surface of the water ... 3, record 1, English, - chocolate%20mousse
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'eau
- Effets de la pollution
- Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mousse au chocolat
1, record 1, French, mousse%20au%20chocolat
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- crème au chocolat 2, record 1, French, cr%C3%A8me%20au%20chocolat
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Émulsion d'eau de mer dans le pétrole formée lors d'un déversement pétrolier, qui se dépose sur le rivage et le rend difficile à nettoyer. 3, record 1, French, - mousse%20au%20chocolat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] certains pétroles bruts contiennent des composés polaires dont les propriétés tensioactives peuvent favoriser non seulement la dispersion au sein de la phase aqueuse, mais surtout l'émulsion inverse eau/huile appelée communément mousse. Ainsi avec du pétrole de Koweit on obtient une émulsion pâteuse à forte teneur en eau d'une couleur brune qui la fait baptiser «mousse au chocolat». 4, record 1, French, - mousse%20au%20chocolat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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