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ACEITE ESENCIAL [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-09-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- true matico
1, record 1, English, true%20matico
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- matico 2, record 1, English, matico
correct
- matico pepper 2, record 1, English, matico%20pepper
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Piperaceae. 3, record 1, English, - true%20matico
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- matico
1, record 1, French, matico
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- herbe au soldat 1, record 1, French, herbe%20au%20soldat
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Piperaceae. 2, record 1, French, - matico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
matico : nom commun utilisé aussi pour désigner l'espèce Piper aduncum. 2, record 1, French, - matico
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- matico
1, record 1, Spanish, matico
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- hierba del soldado 2, record 1, Spanish, hierba%20del%20soldado
feminine noun
- yerba del soldado 3, record 1, Spanish, yerba%20del%20soldado
correct, feminine noun, Peru
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Planta de la familia de las Piperáceas, originaria de América Meridional, cuyas hojas contienen un aceite esencial aromático y balsámico, que se usa interior y exteriormente como astringente. 4, record 1, Spanish, - matico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Matico (Piper angustifolium Ruíz et Pavon). Originario del Perú y de los países vecinos, donde fue utilizado de modo empírico como astringente y hemostático por los indígenas y, más tarde, por los colonizadores españoles, bajo el nombre de "yerba del soldado". 3, record 1, Spanish, - matico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sassafras
1, record 2, English, sassafras
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- white sassafras 1, record 2, English, white%20sassafras
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Lauraceae. 2, record 2, English, - sassafras
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sassafras officinal
1, record 2, French, sassafras%20officinal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Lauraceae. 2, record 2, French, - sassafras%20officinal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- sasafrás americano
1, record 2, Spanish, sasafr%C3%A1s%20americano
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- sasafrás 2, record 2, Spanish, sasafr%C3%A1s
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El safrol se encuentra en el sasafrás, Sassafras albidum, o Sassafras officinale, un árbol de la familia de las Lauráceas, y se extrae con el aceite esencial. Hasta la década de 1960 este aceite esencial se utilizaba como aromatizante en algunas bebidas sin alcohol(zarzaparrilla). 2, record 2, Spanish, - sasafr%C3%A1s%20americano
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Árbol dioico de la familia Lauráceas... Es propio del centro y el Oeste de los EE.UU. Su madera, ligera y de color amarillo, se emplea en ebanistería. Su corteza se empleó como té medicinal. El extracto de las partes leñosas (que se utilizó como sudorífico) contiene safrol y se usa en la elaboración de dentífricos y de bebidas carbónicas. Las hojas secas, una vez pulverizadas, se emplean como condimento. 1, record 2, Spanish, - sasafr%C3%A1s%20americano
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate
1, record 3, English, methyl%202%2Dhydroxybenzoate
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- 2-hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester 2, record 3, English, 2%2Dhydroxybenzoic%20acid%20methyl%20ester
correct
- methyl salicylate 3, record 3, English, methyl%20salicylate
correct
- o-anisic acid 2, record 3, English, o%2Danisic%20acid
correct, see observation
- o-hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester 2, record 3, English, o%2Dhydroxybenzoic%20acid%20methyl%20ester
correct, see observation
- methyl o-hydroxybenzoate 2, record 3, English, methyl%20o%2Dhydroxybenzoate
correct, see observation
- salicylic acid methyl ester 2, record 3, English, salicylic%20acid%20methyl%20ester
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A liquid ester ... that has a strong odor of wintergreen, that is the principal constituent of wintergreen oil and sweet-birch oil but is usually made synthetically, and that is used chiefly as a flavoring material, in perfumes, and in medicine as a counterirritant. 4, record 3, English, - methyl%202%2Dhydroxybenzoate
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) for the systematic name corresponding to the CAS number indicated on the present record. 1, record 3, English, - methyl%202%2Dhydroxybenzoate
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
o-: This prefix must be italicized. 1, record 3, English, - methyl%202%2Dhydroxybenzoate
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Chemical formula: C8H8O3 or C6H4OHCOOCH3 5, record 3, English, - methyl%202%2Dhydroxybenzoate
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- 2-hydroxybenzoate de méthyle
1, record 3, French, 2%2Dhydroxybenzoate%20de%20m%C3%A9thyle
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- ester méthylique de l'acide 2-hydroxybenzoïque 1, record 3, French, ester%20m%C3%A9thylique%20de%20l%27acide%202%2Dhydroxybenzo%C3%AFque
correct, masculine noun
- salicylate de méthyle 2, record 3, French, salicylate%20de%20m%C3%A9thyle
correct, masculine noun
- acide o-anisique 1, record 3, French, acide%20o%2Danisique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- ester méthylique de l'acide o-hydroxybenzoïque 1, record 3, French, ester%20m%C3%A9thylique%20de%20l%27acide%20o%2Dhydroxybenzo%C3%AFque
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- o-hydroxybenzoate de méthyle 1, record 3, French, o%2Dhydroxybenzoate%20de%20m%C3%A9thyle
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- ester méthylique de l'acide salicylique 1, record 3, French, ester%20m%C3%A9thylique%20de%20l%27acide%20salicylique
correct, masculine noun
- ester méthyl-salicylique 3, record 3, French, ester%20m%C3%A9thyl%2Dsalicylique
avoid, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
2-hydroxybenzoate de méthyle : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée) pour le nom systématique correspondant au numéro CAS indiqué sur la présente fiche. 1, record 3, French, - 2%2Dhydroxybenzoate%20de%20m%C3%A9thyle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
o-: Ce préfixe s'écrit en italique. 1, record 3, French, - 2%2Dhydroxybenzoate%20de%20m%C3%A9thyle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec les termes «essence de bétula» (en anglais : «betula oil», «birch oil» ou «sweet-birch oil») et «essence de gaulthérie» ou «essence de wintergreen» (en anglais «gaultheria oil» ou «wintergreen oil»), qui sont en fait des huiles aromatiques dont le constituant principal est le 2-hydroxybenzoate de méthyle, mais non des synonymes du composé chimique au sens strict du terme. 4, record 3, French, - 2%2Dhydroxybenzoate%20de%20m%C3%A9thyle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Formule chimique : C8H8O3 ou C6H4OHCOOCH3 4, record 3, French, - 2%2Dhydroxybenzoate%20de%20m%C3%A9thyle
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- salicilato de metilo
1, record 3, Spanish, salicilato%20de%20metilo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aceite esencial de incoloro a amarillento. Soluble en alcohol, éter y ácido acético glacial. Combustible. Muy tóxico e irritante. 1, record 3, Spanish, - salicilato%20de%20metilo
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fórmula química: C8H8O3 o C6H4OHCOOCH3 2, record 3, Spanish, - salicilato%20de%20metilo
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-03-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cherry birch
1, record 4, English, cherry%20birch
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- sweet birch 1, record 4, English, sweet%20birch
correct
- black birch 1, record 4, English, black%20birch
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A tree of the family Betulaceae. 2, record 4, English, - cherry%20birch
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bouleau flexible
1, record 4, French, bouleau%20flexible
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- bouleau acajou 1, record 4, French, bouleau%20acajou
correct, masculine noun
- bouleau merisier 1, record 4, French, bouleau%20merisier
correct, masculine noun
- merisier rouge 2, record 4, French, merisier%20rouge
see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Arbre de la famille des Betulaceae. 3, record 4, French, - bouleau%20flexible
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bouleau flexible : terme recommandé par le Service canadien des forêts. 4, record 4, French, - bouleau%20flexible
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
merisier rouge : nom vernaculaire employé pour désigner l'espèce Betula occidentalis. 3, record 4, French, - bouleau%20flexible
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- abedul americano
1, record 4, Spanish, abedul%20americano
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- abedul de olor 2, record 4, Spanish, abedul%20de%20olor
correct, masculine noun
- abedul azucarado 3, record 4, Spanish, abedul%20azucarado
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Árbol propio de los bosques caducifolios, del E. de Norteamérica. De su corteza se destila el aceite esencial llamado pírola. 2, record 4, Spanish, - abedul%20americano
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