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CRIOSTATO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-11-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Chemistry)
- Refrigeration Engineering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cryostat
1, record 1, English, cryostat
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An apparatus used to provide low-temperature environments in which operations may be carried out under controlled conditions. 2, record 1, English, - cryostat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement (Chimie)
- Techniques du froid
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cryostat
1, record 1, French, cryostat
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil de laboratoire conçu pour réaliser, pendant une durée limitée, un intervalle particulier du domaine des cryotempératures. 2, record 1, French, - cryostat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les cryostats sont généralement destinés à l'étude des propriétés physiques de la matière dans un environnement cryogénique [...] Ce sont des récipients thermiquement isolés (vases Dewar ou vases superisolés) [...] dans lesquels la source de froid est la vaporisation, sous une pression réglable, d'un gaz liquéfié (azote, hydrogène, hélium). 2, record 1, French, - cryostat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo (Química)
- Ingeniería de refrigeración
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- criostato
1, record 1, Spanish, criostato
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aparato que se usa para mantener constante una temperatura muy baja mediante el uso de gases licuados o de sólidos criogénicos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - criostato
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-09-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cryogenics
- Medical Instruments and Devices
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cryostat
1, record 2, English, cryostat
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- deep freezer 2, record 2, English, deep%20freezer
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
in pathology and histology, a chamber containing a microtome for sectioning frozen tissue. 1, record 2, English, - cryostat
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cryogénie
- Instruments et appareillages médicaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cryostat
1, record 2, French, cryostat
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil de congélation, utilisé en anatomie pathologique, en histochimie et histo-enzymologie (études des enzymes des tissus) pour effectuer des coupes tissulaires sans la fixation préalable au formol, qui dénature les cellules. 1, record 2, French, - cryostat
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Criogenia
- Instrumental médico
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- criostato
1, record 2, Spanish, criostato
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aparato que permite obtener cortes de tejido por congelación rápida. 2, record 2, Spanish, - criostato
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