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OPB [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Vegetable Crop Production
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Ontario Potato Board
1, record 1, English, Ontario%20Potato%20Board
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- OPB 1, record 1, English, OPB
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Ontario Potato Board (OPB) is a non-profit potato grower organization that represents 120 potato growers here in Ontario, and represents the interests of the Ontario potato industry to many levels of government. The OPB works to increase the success of the potato growers in Ontario by funding research as well as marketing and promotion. 1, record 1, English, - Ontario%20Potato%20Board
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Ontario Potato Board is the result of the amalgamation of the Ontario Potato Growers' Marketing Board and the Fresh Potato Growers in 1999. 2, record 1, English, - Ontario%20Potato%20Board
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
- Production légumière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Ontario Potato Board
1, record 1, French, Ontario%20Potato%20Board
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- OPB 1, record 1, French, OPB
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'organisme Ontario Potato Board est le résultat de la fusion des organismes Ontario Potato Growers' Marketing Board et Fresh Potato Growers of Ontario en 1999. 2, record 1, French, - Ontario%20Potato%20Board
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lead(II) oxide
1, record 2, English, lead%28II%29%20oxide
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- litharge 2, record 2, English, litharge
correct, see observation
- lead monoxide 3, record 2, English, lead%20monoxide
former designation, correct
- lead monooxide 1, record 2, English, lead%20monooxide
former designation, correct
- lead oxide yellow 1, record 2, English, lead%20oxide%20yellow
- yellow lead oxide 4, record 2, English, yellow%20lead%20oxide
- lead oxide 5, record 2, English, lead%20oxide
avoid
- lead protoxide 1, record 2, English, lead%20protoxide
former designation, avoid
- plumbous oxide 6, record 2, English, plumbous%20oxide
former designation, avoid
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An oxide of lead made by controlled heating of metallic lead having the formula PbO or OPb, appearing under the form of yellow crystals, insoluble in water, soluble in acids and alkalies, used chiefly in making plates for lead-lead acid cells, in compounding rubber, in glass, glazes, paints, varnishes and vitreous enamels, and in the manufacture of other lead compounds. 7, record 2, English, - lead%28II%29%20oxide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Commercial grades are yellow to reddish, depending on treatment and purity. 8, record 2, English, - lead%28II%29%20oxide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Not to be confused with "massicot" (q.v.), which refers to the natural lead monoxide (lead ocher). 7, record 2, English, - lead%28II%29%20oxide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
litharge: This term is sometimes used broadly as a synonym for lead monoxide, but it refers specifically to lead monoxide obtained in flake or powdered form by processes carried out at temperatures above the melting point of the oxide. 7, record 2, English, - lead%28II%29%20oxide
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
lead monoxide: obsolete form. 9, record 2, English, - lead%28II%29%20oxide
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- oxyde de plomb(II)
1, record 2, French, oxyde%20de%20plomb%28II%29
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- litharge 2, record 2, French, litharge
correct, masculine noun
- monoxyde de plomb 3, record 2, French, monoxyde%20de%20plomb
former designation, correct, masculine noun
- monooxyde de plomb 1, record 2, French, monooxyde%20de%20plomb
former designation, correct, masculine noun
- oxyde de plomb 4, record 2, French, oxyde%20de%20plomb
avoid, masculine noun
- oxyde plombeux 1, record 2, French, oxyde%20plombeux
avoid, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le monoxyde [de plomb] PbO [ou OPb], préparé par chauffage du métal à l'air, est appelé, suivant son aspect, «massicot» ou «litharge»; c'est un oxyde basique [...] 5, record 2, French, - oxyde%20de%20plomb%28II%29
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
monoxyde de plomb : forme vieillie. 1, record 2, French, - oxyde%20de%20plomb%28II%29
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- litargirio
1, record 2, Spanish, litargirio
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- monóxido de plomo 2, record 2, Spanish, mon%C3%B3xido%20de%20plomo
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sólido cristalino amarillo, insoluble en agua, soluble en ácidos y álcalis. Tóxico por ingestión e inhalación. 1, record 2, Spanish, - litargirio
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