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PRIMACORD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Trade Names
- Demolition (Military)
- Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
- Blasting Work (Mining)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Primacord®
1, record 1, English, Primacord%C2%AE
correct, trademark
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A trade name for a flexible fabric tube containing a filler of Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (PETN). 2, record 1, English, - Primacord%C2%AE
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Primacord is a textile-covered fuse with a core of very high explosive. It is used to create an explosive jar inside stuck drill pipe or tubing in order to back off the pipe at the joint immediately above the point at which it is stuck. 3, record 1, English, - Primacord%C2%AE
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
A trademark of the Ensign-Brickford Co. 4, record 1, English, - Primacord%C2%AE
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Primacord
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appellations commerciales
- Destruction (Militaire)
- Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
- Travail aux explosifs (Exploitation minière)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Primacord®
1, record 1, French, Primacord%C2%AE
correct, trademark, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Appellation commerciale désignant un tube souple renfermant du tétranitrate de pentaérythritol (PETN). 2, record 1, French, - Primacord%C2%AE
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Dénomination commerciale d'un cordeau détonant. 3, record 1, French, - Primacord%C2%AE
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Primacord : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre; terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie et par le Groupe de terminologie des Munitions. 4, record 1, French, - Primacord%C2%AE
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Marque de commerce de Ensign-Brickford Co. 4, record 1, French, - Primacord%C2%AE
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Primacord
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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