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Record 1 2008-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fatty Substances (Food)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

[The oils] which do not form tough, hard film when exposed to air.

OBS

non-drying oil: Term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

Key term(s)
  • non drying oil
  • non siccative oil

French

Domaine(s)
  • Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

[Huiles qui au] contact de l'air, [...] peuvent, comme [l'huile] d'olive ou d'arachide, rester indéfiniment fluides.

OBS

Terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Substancias grasas (Industria alimentaria)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
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Record 2 2003-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

A salt of an organic acid and a heavy metal such as cobalt which catalyzes polymerization in the presence of oxygen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
DEF

Aditivo químico empleado para acelerar el período de secado de diversos productos.

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Record 3 2003-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
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Record 4 2003-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
  • Plastic Arts (General)
  • Black Products (Petroleum)
DEF

A natural or synthetic unsaturated fatty oil (as linseed oil or dehydrated castor oil) that changes readily to a hard, tough, elastic substance when exposed in a thin film to the air and may serve as a vehicle in paints, varnishes, and printing inks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
  • Arts plastiques (Généralités)
  • Produits noirs (Pétrole)
DEF

Huile grasse présentant la propriété d'évoluer d'une manière irréversible de l'état liquide à l'état solide par autoxypolymérisation. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

OBS

Les huiles siccatives utilisées dans l'industrie des peintures sont des huiles végétales ou animales. [Observation reproduite avec l'autorisation de l'AFNOR.]

OBS

huile siccative : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pinturas y barnices (Industrias)
  • Tintas y colores (Artes gráficas)
  • Artes plásticas (Generalidades)
  • Productos negros (Petróleo)
DEF

Líquido orgánico que absorbe con facilidad oxígeno del aire, polimerizando hasta formar una película dura y elástica. Dicha oxidación es catalizada por metales como cobalto y manganeso.

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