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TRANSITION ELEMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transition element
1, record 1, English, transition%20element
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Element occurring in the triads of group VIII of the Periodic table, e.g., iron, platinum, rhodium; an element of the group in which, as the atomic number increases, the added electron enters an inner orbit, e.g. the rare earth elements. 1, record 1, English, - transition%20element
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- élément de transition
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20de%20transition
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] tous les éléments pouvant exister à plusieurs degrés d'oxydation [...] 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20de%20transition
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-04-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Biotechnology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- transition element
1, record 2, English, transition%20element
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An element whose atom has an incomplete sub-shell, or which gives rise to a cation or cations with an incomplete sub-shell. 2, record 2, English, - transition%20element
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Biotechnologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- élément de transition
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20de%20transition
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément dont l'atome possède une sous-couche incomplète ou qui donne naissance à un ou à des cations qui possèdent une sous-couche incomplète. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9l%C3%A9ment%20de%20transition
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Biotecnología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- elemento de transición
1, record 2, Spanish, elemento%20de%20transici%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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