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ALCOFOAM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Extinguishing Agents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- alcohol foam
1, record 1, English, alcohol%20foam
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- alcohol type foam 2, record 1, English, alcohol%20type%20foam
correct
- alcofoam 3, record 1, English, alcofoam
correct
- alcohol resistant foam concentrate 4, record 1, English, alcohol%20resistant%20foam%20concentrate
correct
- alcohol-resistant foam concentrate 5, record 1, English, alcohol%2Dresistant%20foam%20concentrate
correct
- alcohol resistant foam 6, record 1, English, alcohol%20resistant%20foam
- alcohol-resistant foam 7, record 1, English, alcohol%2Dresistant%20foam
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a mixture of powdered chemicals or liquids used in foam generators to produce foam for fires in flammable liquids that break down foam from ordinary foam chemicals. 8, record 1, English, - alcohol%20foam
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
[alcofoam:] a foam built especially for use on alcohol fires, etc. Different from ordinary foam which is disintegrated by action of the liquid. 9, record 1, English, - alcohol%20foam
Record 1, Key term(s)
- alcohol-type foam
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Agents extincteurs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mousse antialcool
1, record 1, French, mousse%20antialcool
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mousse anti-alcool 2, record 1, French, mousse%20anti%2Dalcool
correct, feminine noun
- émulsifiant anti-alcool 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9mulsifiant%20anti%2Dalcool
correct, masculine noun
- solvant polaire 4, record 1, French, solvant%20polaire
correct, masculine noun
- mousse alcoolisée 5, record 1, French, mousse%20alcoolis%C3%A9e
avoid, feminine noun
- émulseur pour feux de liquides polaires 6, record 1, French, %C3%A9mulseur%20pour%20feux%20de%20liquides%20polaires
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Émulseur spécialement destiné à la lutte contre les feux de liquides hydrosolubles : alcools, cétones, esters, aldéhydes, etc., par lesquels la mousse extinctrice ordinaire est détruite quasi instantanément. 4, record 1, French, - mousse%20antialcool
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la plupart des mousses sont rapidement détruites par certains liquides inflammables [...]. Pour parer à cet inconvénient, on fabrique des émulsifiants spéciaux dits "anti-alcool". 7, record 1, French, - mousse%20antialcool
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les mousses ordinaires sont très rapidement détruites par les liquides [...] tels que [...] l'alcool [...]. Il existe, pour ces cas particuliers, des mousses spéciales dites "anti-alcool". 8, record 1, French, - mousse%20antialcool
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"mousse antialcool" : D'après DOURNON, les composés d'"anti" ne prennent pas de trait d'union. De plus, on trouve "antialcoolique" dans le GDEL (grand dict. encyclopédique Larousse). 1, record 1, French, - mousse%20antialcool
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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