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WHITE SPOT [10 records]

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Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Husbandry
OBS

A description of the marking of a horse.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Ensemble de taches arrondies de poils blancs sur une robe foncée.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
  • Animal Biology
  • Aquaculture
CONT

The disease, which causes premature death in the crustaceans, was capable of totally destroying a pond full of prawns in just 3 months of infection ... The disease, which has no effect on humans, was believed to have been caused by a recent prolonged dry spell and has reportedly hit prawn breeders from southern Thailand and Indonesia.

OBS

The causative agent is white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) or white spot virus (WSV), potentially lethal to most of the commercially cultivated penaeid shrimp species.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
  • Biologie animale
  • Aquaculture
CONT

(Aux fins du présent Code ...), les espèces hôtes sensibles à la maladie des points blancs sont les suivantes : tous les crustacés décapodes (ordre des Decapoda) vivant en eau de mer, en eau saumâtre ou en eau douce. La maladie des points blancs est une maladie potentiellement mortelle pour la plupart des crevettes pénaeidés (famille des Penaeidae) élevées à des fins commerciales.

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Crustaceans
CONT

White spot syndrome is a worldwide disease of penaeid shrimp. The disease agent is a bacilliform, enveloped virus, white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), with a double-stranded DNA genome that probably contains well over 200 kb.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Crustacés
CONT

Le virus de la maladie des points blancs est hautement infectieux pour la plupart des espèces de crevettes Pénéides cultivées connues.

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine Biology
  • Crustaceans
  • Aquaculture
CONT

White spot syndrome is a worldwide disease of penaeid shrimp. The disease agent is a bacilliform, enveloped virus, white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), with a double-stranded DNA genome that probably contains well over 200 kb.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie marine
  • Crustacés
  • Aquaculture
CONT

Le virus de la maladie des points blancs est hautement infectieux pour la plupart des espèces de crevettes Pénéides cultivées connues.

Spanish

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Record 6 2004-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Silviculture
DEF

A whitish, heat lesion on the stems of young seedlings, resulting from high soil temperatures at the ground line.

Key term(s)
  • white spot

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Sylviculture
DEF

Lésion blanchâtre provoquée par la chaleur se manifestant sur les tiges des jeunes semis et résultant de températures prononcées au niveau du sol.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
  • Silvicultura
PHR

virus de la mancha blanca.

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Record 7 2002-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Plant Biology
OBS

Because of upward capillarity, salts are brought to the surface of the soil where they accumulate in amounts toxic to plants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Accumulation de sels solubles en surface du sol par suite de l'évaporation de l'eau provenant d'une nappe saline peu profonde (observé sur solonetz).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia del suelo
  • Biología vegetal
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Record 8 2000-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plywood
  • Natural Construction Materials
  • Wood Products
DEF

The intermediate stage of Fomes pini decay characterized by small white pits or streaks in the wood.

OBS

white speck: term and definition reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, CSA International, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA International shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA international material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA International.

OBS

white speck: term and definition standardized by CSA International.

Key term(s)
  • white specks

French

Domaine(s)
  • Contreplaqués
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
  • Produits du bois
DEF

Aspect de la pourriture en stade intermédiaire dû au Fomes pini, caractérisé par des poches ou des stries blanches dans le bois.

OBS

piqûre blanche : terme et définition reproduits avec l'autorisation de la CSA International, 178, boul. Rexdale, Toronto (Ontario), Canada M9W 1R3 (détentrice des droits d'auteur). La CSA International décline toute responsabilité quant à la façon dont la matière est présentée et quant à toute interprétation pouvant en découler. L'information reproduite pourrait ne pas être à jour. Pour plus de renseignements, communiquer avec la CSA International.

OBS

piqûre blanche : terme et définition normalisés par la CSA International.

Key term(s)
  • piqûres blanches

Spanish

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Record 9 1996-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dentistry
DEF

Earliest visible changes on smooth enamel surfaces, usually manifested as a loss of transparency, resulting in an opaque chalky region.

CONT

Beyond a certain point, caries is irreversible, but what are the signs which indicate that a white spot will not progress to cavity formation?

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie

Spanish

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Record 10 1985-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
OBS

(T.V.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
OBS

Plulce

Spanish

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