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7440-05-3 [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2011-06-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Geochemistry
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- palladium
1, record 1, English, palladium
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A soft, ductile, silvery-white or steel-white metallic element in group VIII of the periodic system. 2, record 1, English, - palladium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The least dense and lowest melting of the platinum-group metals. 2, record 1, English, - palladium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
palladium: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS). 3, record 1, English, - palladium
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Géochimie
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- palladium
1, record 1, French, palladium
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Métal blanc, léger et malléable [...] appartenant au groupe du platine. 2, record 1, French, - palladium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il est le moins dense [...] et le plus fusible [...] de tous les platineux. 3, record 1, French, - palladium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Élément de numéro atomique 46; masse atomique 106,7; symbole Pd. 2, record 1, French, - palladium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
palladium : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA). 4, record 1, French, - palladium
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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