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DAMAR [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-08-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Damar flycatcher
1, record 1, English, Damar%20flycatcher
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Damar blue flycatcher 1, record 1, English, Damar%20blue%20flycatcher
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Muscicapidae. 2, record 1, English, - Damar%20flycatcher
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron. 2, record 1, English, - Damar%20flycatcher
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gobemouche de Damar
1, record 1, French, gobemouche%20de%20Damar
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Muscicapidae. 2, record 1, French, - gobemouche%20de%20Damar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gobemouche de Damar : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - gobemouche%20de%20Damar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor. 2, record 1, French, - gobemouche%20de%20Damar
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-12-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- white dammar
1, record 2, English, white%20dammar
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- white damar 2, record 2, English, white%20damar
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A true dammar obtained from Vateria indica. 3, record 2, English, - white%20dammar
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Peintures et vernis (Industries)
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dammar blanc
1, record 2, French, dammar%20blanc
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- damar blanc 1, record 2, French, damar%20blanc
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dammar proprement dit provenant de Vateria indica. 1, record 2, French, - dammar%20blanc
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pinturas y barnices (Industrias)
- Química
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- damara blanca
1, record 2, Spanish, damara%20blanca
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-08-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- kauri resin
1, record 3, English, kauri%20resin
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- kauri gum 1, record 3, English, kauri%20gum
correct
- kauri copal 1, record 3, English, kauri%20copal
correct
- damar 1, record 3, English, damar
correct
- dammar 1, record 3, English, dammar
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
From the kauri tree (Agathis australis). 2, record 3, English, - kauri%20resin
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- résine de kauri
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9sine%20de%20kauri
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- dammar austral 1, record 3, French, dammar%20austral
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Du pin de kauri (Agathis australis) 2, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9sine%20de%20kauri
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- resina de Kauri
1, record 3, Spanish, resina%20de%20Kauri
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- resina de damar 1, record 3, Spanish, resina%20de%20damar
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-12-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
- Chemistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- dammar
1, record 4, English, dammar
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- damar 1, record 4, English, damar
correct
- dammer 2, record 4, English, dammer
correct
- gum dammar 2, record 4, English, gum%20dammar
correct
- dammar resin 3, record 4, English, dammar%20resin
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A group of natural resins, less "hard" than copal but harder than oleoresin, obtained as exudations from trees, strictly of the Dipteroscarpaceae only, in S.E. Asia - particularly Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. 4, record 4, English, - dammar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dammar [is] used largely in varnishes and printing inks. 2, record 4, English, - dammar
Record 4, Key term(s)
- damar resin
- dammer resin
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Peintures et vernis (Industries)
- Chimie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- dammar
1, record 4, French, dammar
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- résine de dammar 1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9sine%20de%20dammar
correct, feminine noun
- gomme dammar 2, record 4, French, gomme%20dammar
feminine noun
- damar 1, record 4, French, damar
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom commun à diverses oléorésines, extractives ou le plus souvent fossiles, fournies par des conifères et des diptérocarpacées d'Indonésie, Inde, Asie du Sud-Est, Nouvelle-Zélande et Australie. 1, record 4, French, - dammar
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La résine de dammar [...] sert de matière première dans la fabrication des vernis, peintures, linoléums [...] 1, record 4, French, - dammar
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-10-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
- Chemistry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- black dammar
1, record 5, English, black%20dammar
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- black damar 1, record 5, English, black%20damar
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any dammar of naturally dark colo(u)r, as e.g. that from Balanocarpus penangianus. 1, record 5, English, - black%20dammar
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Indian so-called black dammar comes mainly from Canarium strictum. 1, record 5, English, - black%20dammar
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Peintures et vernis (Industries)
- Chimie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- dammar noir
1, record 5, French, dammar%20noir
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- damar noir 1, record 5, French, damar%20noir
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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