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FASE EXTERNA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Petrochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- continuous phase
1, record 1, English, continuous%20phase
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- external phase 2, record 1, English, external%20phase
correct
- dispersion medium 3, record 1, English, dispersion%20medium
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The medium in which a substance is dispersed in a colloidal solution or suspension. 4, record 1, English, - continuous%20phase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... in a suspension of small carbon particles in air, the carbon is the disperse phase and the air is the continuous phase. 4, record 1, English, - continuous%20phase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In a water-in-oil emulsion, the oil is the continuous phase and the water is the discontinuous phase. 5, record 1, English, - continuous%20phase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
In an oil-water emulsion, the oil is the dispersed phase and the water is the dispersion medium. 5, record 1, English, - continuous%20phase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "discontinuous phase," "internal phase," or dispersed phase." 6, record 1, English, - continuous%20phase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
continuous phase: term standardized by ISO. 7, record 1, English, - continuous%20phase
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Chimie du pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- phase continue
1, record 1, French, phase%20continue
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- phase dispersante 2, record 1, French, phase%20dispersante
correct, feminine noun
- phase externe 3, record 1, French, phase%20externe
correct, feminine noun
- milieu dispersant 4, record 1, French, milieu%20dispersant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Milieu de dispersion au sein d'un colloïde. 5, record 1, French, - phase%20continue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le lait est une émulsion dont la phase interne est constituée par une matière grasse dispersée dans une solution complexe qui forme la phase externe. 6, record 1, French, - phase%20continue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
phase continue : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 5, record 1, French, - phase%20continue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Petroquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fase continua
1, record 1, Spanish, fase%20continua
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- fase externa 1, record 1, Spanish, fase%20externa
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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