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LYOPHOBIC [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lyophobic
1, record 1, English, lyophobic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Referring to a substance in a colloidal state that has a tendency to repel liquids. 1, record 1, English, - lyophobic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lyophobe
1, record 1, French, lyophobe
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit des colloïdes qui ne sont pas lyophiles. 2, record 1, French, - lyophobe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lyophile : se dit d'une substance qui, ayant perdu ses qualités par lyophilisation, peut les retrouver intactes par l'addition du solvant nécessaire. 2, record 1, French, - lyophobe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- liófobo
1, record 1, Spanish, li%C3%B3fobo
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dícese de los coloides que no son liófilos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - li%C3%B3fobo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
liófilo: sustancia que al contactar con un medio dispersante, forma espontáneamente una disolución coloidal termodinámicamente estable, debido a la afinidad por medio de sus partículas coloidales. 3, record 1, Spanish, - li%C3%B3fobo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-11-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lyophobic
1, record 2, English, lyophobic
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Describes a colloid which is dispersed only with difficulty, yielding an unstable solution which cannot be re-formed after coagulation. 2, record 2, English, - lyophobic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lyophobe
1, record 2, French, lyophobe
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Qualifie un colloïde dont les phases dispersante et dispersée ont peu d'affinité. 2, record 2, French, - lyophobe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Geología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- liófobo
1, record 2, Spanish, li%C3%B3fobo
adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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