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ESTADO METAESTABLE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-09-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- supersaturation
1, record 1, English, supersaturation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In physical chemistry the condition existing in a solution when it contains more solute than is needed to cause saturation. 2, record 1, English, - supersaturation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sursaturation
1, record 1, French, sursaturation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- supersaturation 2, record 1, French, supersaturation
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État d'une solution liquide qui contient, à une température et une pression données, une quantité dissoute supérieure à celle qui correspond à la saturation. 3, record 1, French, - sursaturation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La sursaturation peut être un état relativement stable des solutions sucrées concentrées. En général, elle cesse lorsque l'on introduit un cristal dans sa masse. 3, record 1, French, - sursaturation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sobresaturación
1, record 1, Spanish, sobresaturaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- supersaturación 2, record 1, Spanish, supersaturaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Estado metaestable de una disolución que contiene mayor cantidad de soluto disuelto que el correspondiente a la saturación. 3, record 1, Spanish, - sobresaturaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-05-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Thermodynamics
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- metastable state
1, record 2, English, metastable%20state
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[In a chemical system:] a state in which the energy of the system is greater than that of its most stable state, but in which the system has not yet become unstable. 2, record 2, English, - metastable%20state
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Thermodynamique
- Études et analyses environnementales
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- état métastable
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9tat%20m%C3%A9tastable
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'état vitreux peut être défini sous différents aspects : - structural : absence d'ordre dans la répartition des motifs structuraux élémentaires au-delà d'une dizaine d'Angströms; - thermodynamique : état métastable; - cristallographique : solide amorphe; - cinétique : passage continu entre l'état liquide et l'état solide sans cristallisation. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tat%20m%C3%A9tastable
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«métastable» : Se dit d'un équilibre, d'un composé, d'un mélange, dont la vitesse de transformation ou de réaction est très faible et donne l'apparence de la stabilité. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tat%20m%C3%A9tastable
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Termodinámica
- Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- estado metaestable
1, record 2, Spanish, estado%20metaestable
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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