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PETROL [2 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2021-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • White Products (Petroleum)
  • Gasoline Motors
Universal entry(ies)
8006-61-9
CAS number
DEF

A volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel especially for internal combustion engines and usually blended from several products of natural gas and petroleum.

OBS

gasoline; gas: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

gasoline: designation standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Black Carbon Inventory.

OBS

gasoline; gas: designations officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits blancs (Pétrole)
  • Moteurs à essence
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
8006-61-9
CAS number
DEF

Distillat de pétrole raffiné dont l'intervalle de distillation se situe entre 40 et 220 °C.

OBS

essence; ess : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

OBS

essence : désignation uniformisée par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

OBS

essence : désignation normalisée par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'inventaire de carbone noir.

OBS

essence : désignation uniformisée par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos blancos (Petróleo)
  • Motores de gasolina
Entrada(s) universal(es)
8006-61-9
CAS number
DEF

Producto, el más ligero de los líquidos, de la destilación del petróleo; se obtiene entre los 38 y los 220 grados y está formado por hidrocarburos desde los pentanos a los dodecanos. Se usa como combustible en los motores de explosión ligeros.

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Record 2 2010-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

A street term for solvents, especially gasoline or the compressed gas used as an aerosol propellant. Used in the practice of volatile substance inhalation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
DEF

Mot argotique qui désigne des agents volatiles qui peuvent être utilisés comme des psychotropes. Les agents ou leurs inhalations sont reniflés d'un sac ou de leur contenant.

Spanish

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