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AIR CAVITY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Botany
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- air cavity
1, record 1, English, air%20cavity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- air space 2, record 1, English, air%20space
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A large intercellular space in a leaf into which a stoma opens. 1, record 1, English, - air%20cavity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
What determines where a leaf will grow? ... How does such a complex biochemical power station, with its infrastructure of pipes (veins), ducts (air spaces) and vents (stomatal pores), emerge from an apparently featureless nub of a hundred or so cells? 3, record 1, English, - air%20cavity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Botanique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- espace aérifère
1, record 1, French, espace%20a%C3%A9rif%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chambre sous-stomatique 2, record 1, French, chambre%20sous%2Dstomatique
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
cavités intercellulaires de formes diverses, qui servent à l'aération interne du corps végétal. 1, record 1, French, - espace%20a%C3%A9rif%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
chambre sous-stomatique d'un stomate. 2, record 1, French, - espace%20a%C3%A9rif%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1981-05-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Atomic Physics
- Measuring Instruments
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- air wall cavity ionization chamber 1, record 2, English, air%20wall%20cavity%20ionization%20chamber
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Physique atomique
- Appareils de mesure
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chambre d'ionisation à cavité 1, record 2, French, chambre%20d%27ionisation%20%C3%A0%20cavit%C3%A9
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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