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MELTING [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Records Management (Management)
- Communication and Information Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- melting
1, record 1, English, melting
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Melting is one of the methods used to destroy electronic storage media containing or potentially containing personal information. 1, record 1, English, - melting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des documents (Gestion)
- Gestion des communications et de l'information
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fusion
1, record 1, French, fusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fonte 1, record 1, French, fonte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La fusion est une des méthodes employées pour détruire des supports électroniques qui contiennent ou pourraient contenir des renseignements personnels. 1, record 1, French, - fusion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-05-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Foundry Practice
- Metal Forming
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- melting
1, record 2, English, melting
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process of heating metals to change them from a solid to a liquid state to purify precious metals or obtain the desired alloys for coining. 1, record 2, English, - melting
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fonderie
- Formage des métaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fonte
1, record 2, French, fonte
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération consistant à élever la température des métaux jusqu'à les rendre à l'état liquide en vue d'affiner les métaux précieux ou de composer les alliages nécessaires à des fins de monnayage. 1, record 2, French, - fonte
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plus précisément, la fonte est le processus graduel, et la fusion, le passage de l'état solide à l'état liquide. 1, record 2, French, - fonte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-05-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Foundry Practice
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- melting
1, record 3, English, melting
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- fusion 2, record 3, English, fusion
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A change of the state of a substance from the solid phase to the liquid phase. 3, record 3, English, - melting
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
batch melting, continuous melting 4, record 3, English, - melting
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Fonderie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fusion
1, record 3, French, fusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Passage d'un corps de l'état solide à l'état liquide. 2, record 3, French, - fusion
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
fusion discontinue, fusion continue 3, record 3, French, - fusion
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fundición
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- fusión
1, record 3, Spanish, fusi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Derretimiento [...] 1, record 3, Spanish, - fusi%C3%B3n
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-01-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- melting
1, record 4, English, melting
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- décompression de ficher
1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9compression%20de%20ficher
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-12-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Physics of Solids
- Food Industries
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- melting 1, record 5, English, melting
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- plasticization 1, record 5, English, plasticization
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Physique des solides
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fusion
1, record 5, French, fusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- plastification 1, record 5, French, plastification
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phénomène de transformation de la matière, en l'absence d'excès d'eau, caractérisé par la disparition de la structure cristalline de l'amidon et probablement des structures secondaires et tertiaires des protéines. 1, record 5, French, - fusion
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fusion résulte de l'apport d'énergie mécanique, en parallèle avec un apport de chaleur provenant du fourreau. Elle a lieu dans la zone de transformation. 1, record 5, French, - fusion
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Après la zone de transformation, l'amidon, ou le produit amylacé, ou les protéines, s'écoulent sous la forme d'une phase homogène fondue, analogue à celle des polymères thermoplastiques. 1, record 5, French, - fusion
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-11-08
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- thermal denaturation
1, record 6, English, thermal%20denaturation
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- heat denaturation 2, record 6, English, heat%20denaturation
correct
- melting 2, record 6, English, melting
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Loss of structural conformation of a molecule by heating. Proteins and nucleic acids can be readily denatured by heating (as, for example, when the white of an egg hardens on boiling). Denaturation of nucleic acids is used in technology involving hybridization and also in determining Cot values. 2, record 6, English, - thermal%20denaturation
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Melting is used specifically for nucleic acids. 2, record 6, English, - thermal%20denaturation
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- dénaturation thermique
1, record 6, French, d%C3%A9naturation%20thermique
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- dénaturation par la chaleur 2, record 6, French, d%C3%A9naturation%20par%20la%20chaleur
correct, feminine noun
- fusion 2, record 6, French, fusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Modification de la structure native tridimensionnelle d'une macromolécule par la chaleur. p. 63; NOBIO 1987, p. 71) 2, record 6, French, - d%C3%A9naturation%20thermique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme fusion est spécifiquement employé pour les acides nucléiques. 2, record 6, French, - d%C3%A9naturation%20thermique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-05-14
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Climatology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- fusion
1, record 7, English, fusion
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- melting 2, record 7, English, melting
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The change of state from a solid to a liquid at the same temperature. 1, record 7, English, - fusion
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The heat of fusion is the number of gram calories of heat necessary to change one gram of a substance from the solid to the liquid state. It is the opposite of freezing. 1, record 7, English, - fusion
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fusion is almost always understood to refer to ice melting, which generally takes place at the ice point of 0°C or 32°F. 3, record 7, English, - fusion
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Climatologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- fusion
1, record 7, French, fusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Passage de l'état solide à l'état liquide. (Le phénomène inverse est la solidification ou congélation). La fusion franche des corps purs cristallisés a lieu à température et pression constantes. 2, record 7, French, - fusion
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - external organization data 1994-10-05
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Atomic Physics
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- melting
1, record 8, English, melting
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Physique atomique
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- fusion
1, record 8, French, fusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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