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PRILL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1985-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
- Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prill
1, record 1, English, prill
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Prilling: A combination spray-drying and crystallizing technique used to produce agglomerates (prills) of ammonium nitrate for fertilizer. In prilling, a hot concentrated solution of ammonium nitrate is sprayed into a tower in which it crystallizes as it descends through a rising current of atmospheric air. 2, record 1, English, - prill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In the explosives field prills-and-oil consists of 94% coarse, porous ammonium nitrate prills and 6% fuel oil. 3, record 1, English, - prill
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fumure et amélioration du sol
- Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sphérule
1, record 1, French, sph%C3%A9rule
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- granule 2, record 1, French, granule
see observation, feminine noun
- perle 3, record 1, French, perle
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Depuis 1955 s'est beaucoup développé un explosif au nitrate d'ammonium [...]; il utilise le nitrate obtenu sous forme de sphérules poreuses, de 2 à 3mm de diamètre, dans les tours de solidification du nitrate fondu lors de la fabrication des engrais au nitrate d'ammonium; [...] 4, record 1, French, - sph%C3%A9rule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sphérule : forme sous laquelle on trouve dans le commerce certains produits à l'état solide. (Les explosifs occasionnels, Médard, 1979, vol. 2, p. 601). 5, record 1, French, - sph%C3%A9rule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
granule : Nitrate-fuel : Explosif constitué par du nitrate d'ammonium granulé analogue à celui qui est utilisé comme engrais, enrobé d'une légère pellicule de fuel ou de gas-oil [...] 6, record 1, French, - sph%C3%A9rule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
granule : Rubrique «nitrate-fuel» dans LGRAN, suppl. 1975. 2, record 1, French, - sph%C3%A9rule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
perle : C'est André Gros qui, dans son ouvrage intitulé «Guide pratique de la fertilisation» (Paris, La maison rustique, 1967), propose, au chapitre sur les engrais, l'adoption en français du terme «perle» pour traduire «prill». Les services linguistiques de CIL ont adopté ce terme. 2, record 1, French, - sph%C3%A9rule
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1984-07-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Spherical particles about the size of a buckshot. Tac Graw-Hill Dict. of Scientific and Technical Terms. 1, record 2, English, - prill
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- utricule
1, record 2, French, utricule
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le soufre sublimé se présente sous la forme de particules sphériques et creuses dénommées utricules. Ces utricules sont isolés ou réunis en chapelet. 1, record 2, French, - utricule
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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