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EAU FOSSILE [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-04-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fuels and Types of Hearths
- Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- electrofuel
1, record 1, English, electrofuel
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- electro-fuel 2, record 1, English, electro%2Dfuel
correct, noun
- e-fuel 1, record 1, English, e%2Dfuel
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Electro-fuels are synthetic fuels that replace gasoline, diesel, methanol, ethanol, and jet fuel as transportation fuels. They are made from molecular hydrogen created by electrolysis (hence the prefix, "electro") and carbon dioxide from carbon capture or synthetic direct air capture. 3, record 1, English, - electrofuel
Record 1, Key term(s)
- efuel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Combustibles et types de foyers
- Pétroles bruts et dérivés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- électrocarburant
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9lectrocarburant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carburant de synthèse qui est produit à partir d’hydrogène obtenu par électrolyse de l'eau, combiné à du carbone ou à de l'azote, et qui est substituable aux carburants d’origine fossile dans les moteurs à combustion interne. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9lectrocarburant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
électrocarburant : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 6 juin 2025. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9lectrocarburant
Record 1, Key term(s)
- électro-carburant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-02-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- connate water
1, record 2, English, connate%20water
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- native water 2, record 2, English, native%20water
- trapped water 3, record 2, English, trapped%20water
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Water entrapped in the interstices of a sedimentary rock at the time of its deposition. 4, record 2, English, - connate%20water
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[This water is] often of poor quality and unfit for normal use (for example potable purposes, industrial and agricultural use). 5, record 2, English, - connate%20water
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
connate water: term and definition standardized by ISO. 6, record 2, English, - connate%20water
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
connate water: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 7, record 2, English, - connate%20water
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- eau connée
1, record 2, French, eau%20conn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- eau piégée 2, record 2, French, eau%20pi%C3%A9g%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Eau emprisonnée dans des roches sédimentaires au moment de leur formation. 3, record 2, French, - eau%20conn%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sables et grès plus ou moins grossiers, calcaires fissurés plus ou moins dolomitisés sont des réservoirs typiques. Le volume intérieur, soit intergranulaire, soit matriciel, est toujours occupé à la fois par des hydrocarbures et par de l'eau. Cette eau interstitielle [...] est fossile et généralement contemporaine des hydrocarbures qu'elle accompagne, d’où son qualificatif d’eau «connée». 4, record 2, French, - eau%20conn%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] le réservoir contenant de l’eau interstitielle, c’est l’eau de gisement, dite encore eau connée («connate water»), presque toujours salée. 5, record 2, French, - eau%20conn%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Cette eau est] souvent de qualité médiocre et impropre à une utilisation normale (par exemple utilisation comme eau potable ou à des fins industrielles ou agricoles). 6, record 2, French, - eau%20conn%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
eau connée : terme et définition normalisés par l’ISO. 7, record 2, French, - eau%20conn%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- agua congénita
1, record 2, Spanish, agua%20cong%C3%A9nita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- agua connata 2, record 2, Spanish, agua%20connata
correct, feminine noun
- agua innata 3, record 2, Spanish, agua%20innata
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agua retenida en los intersticios de una roca sedimentaria en la época en que ésta se formó. 4, record 2, Spanish, - agua%20cong%C3%A9nita
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El agua fósil puede ser también congénita si quedó atrapada al momento de formarse la roca en una época geológica antigua. Sin embargo, el agua congénita no siempre es fósil ya que puede haberse producido en sedimentos recientes. El agua fósil y el agua congénita pueden calificarse asimismo de intersticiales si quedaron retenidas en los intersticios de una roca. 5, record 2, Spanish, - agua%20cong%C3%A9nita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2018-11-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geophysics
- Climate Change
- Water Pollution
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- gas ebullition
1, record 3, English, gas%20ebullition
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- gas bubble ebullition 2, record 3, English, gas%20bubble%20ebullition
correct
- bubble ebullition 3, record 3, English, bubble%20ebullition
correct
- ebullition 4, record 3, English, ebullition
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A laboratory study of sediment and contaminant release during gas ebullition ... the movement of bubbles in sediments may cause the destabilization of the sediment and/or stripping of volatile pollutants out of contaminated sediments and subsequent release into the water column. 5, record 3, English, - gas%20ebullition
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géophysique
- Changements climatiques
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ébullition
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9bullition
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- bullage 2, record 3, French, bullage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une partie de ce méthane émis est fossile [...] mais une autre partie peut être contemporaine et se former biologiquement dans les sédiments avant le possible relargage dans l'atmosphère par bullage au travers de la colonne d’eau. 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9bullition
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
émissions par ébullition 4, record 3, French, - %C3%A9bullition
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-03-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mining of Organic Materials
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- fossil resin
1, record 4, English, fossil%20resin
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A natural resin exuded by buried plants and trees during geologic time, such as amber, copal and retinite. 2, record 4, English, - fossil%20resin
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term fossil resin is also sometimes used as a synonym for amber. 3, record 4, English, - fossil%20resin
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation de matières organiques (Mines)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- résine fossile
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9sine%20fossile
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Résine naturelle trouvée dans les dépôts provenant d’arbres enfouis au cours des temps géologiques, comme l’ambre, le copal, la rétinite. 2, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9sine%20fossile
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La résine fossile est jaune, brune, rougeâtre ou blanchâtre, le plus souvent transparente, au moins sur les bords; compacte, lisse au toucher, rayée par le canif mais non par l'ongle. Elle flotte sur l'eau salée; dans la flamme, elle brûle avec une odeur de résine. Elle se présente toujours en petits fragments, dans des sables et des argiles ou associée à des lignites. L'ambre en est un bon exemple. 3, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9sine%20fossile
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-12-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- fossil connate water
1, record 5, English, fossil%20connate%20water
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Produced water is fossil (connate) water that is trapped in the reservoir with the fossil fuel ... 2, record 5, English, - fossil%20connate%20water
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fossil connate water: term usually used at the plural (fossil connate waters). 3, record 5, English, - fossil%20connate%20water
Record 5, Key term(s)
- fossil connate waters
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- eau connée fossile
1, record 5, French, eau%20conn%C3%A9e%20fossile
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- eau fossile d'imbibition 2, record 5, French, eau%20fossile%20d%27imbibition
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
eau connée fossile; eau fossile d’imbibition : termes généralement utilisés au pluriel(eaux connées fossiles; eaux fossiles d’imbibition). 3, record 5, French, - eau%20conn%C3%A9e%20fossile
Record 5, Key term(s)
- eaux connées fossiles
- eaux fossiles d'imbibition
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-09-02
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- hydromorphic soil
1, record 6, English, hydromorphic%20soil
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Intrazonal soil subjected to an excess of water for prolonged periods with ensuing changes in its structure. 2, record 6, English, - hydromorphic%20soil
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A general term for soils that develop under conditions of poor drainage in marshes, swamps, seepage areas, or flats. 3, record 6, English, - hydromorphic%20soil
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- sol hydromorphe
1, record 6, French, sol%20hydromorphe
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme général désignant les sols qui se forment dans des conditions de mauvais drainage, dans les marais, les marécages, les zones où l’eau converge par infiltration, ou les bas-fonds. 2, record 6, French, - sol%20hydromorphe
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans un sol hydromorphe, une saturation temporaire ou permanente des pores par l'eau provoque un déficit prolongé en oxygène. Les traces d’hydromorphie(taches, rouilles, teintes bleuâtres-verdâtres des gleys, abondance et aspect de la matière organique,...) peuvent être absentes ou masquées, alors même que le sol est engorgé dans les horizons calcaires ou déferrifiés, dans les sols à nappe circulante oxydante. Les traces d’hydromorphie observées peuvent résulter de phases d’engorgement anciennes, qui ont cessé aujourd’hui(«hydromorphie fossile»). 3, record 6, French, - sol%20hydromorphe
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- suelo hidromorfo
1, record 6, Spanish, suelo%20hidromorfo
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- suelo hidromórfico 2, record 6, Spanish, suelo%20hidrom%C3%B3rfico
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Suelo de turba desarrollado con tal cantidad de agua que sufre condiciones de anaerobiosis. 1, record 6, Spanish, - suelo%20hidromorfo
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-02-27
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
- Biogeography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- hydromorphy
1, record 7, English, hydromorphy
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Study of the transition between the two domains showed that hydromorphy, increasingly accompanied by degradation started at the basis of the silty horizons and gradually reached the outer surface. Hydromorphy caused by an excess of water either of topographical origin or due to permeability variation of the substrate initiates the differentiation of the system. 2, record 7, English, - hydromorphy
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
One would have expected hydromorphy (poor soil drainage) to be a common constraint in such countries as Bangladesh, The Netherlands and Finland, but not that the second most poorly drained country in the world is the United Kingdom! 3, record 7, English, - hydromorphy
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
- Biogéographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- hydromorphie
1, record 7, French, hydromorphie
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Résultat visible de l’engorgement antérieur d’un sol dont la nature et l’intensité sont liées à des phénomènes de réduction du fer et du manganèse et d’accumulation et de modification de la matière organique. 2, record 7, French, - hydromorphie
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pédologues ont pris l’habitude de désigner par hydromorphie les phénomènes dus à un excès d’eau dans le sol. Les sols hydromorphes sont donc les sols dont la genèse est dominée par un excès d’eau [...] dans tout ou partie du profil. 3, record 7, French, - hydromorphie
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L’hydromorphie est provoquée par des nappes profondes ou perchées ou par la stagnation des eaux de surface quand le drainage superficiel est insuffisant. 4, record 7, French, - hydromorphie
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans un sol hydromorphe, une saturation temporaire ou permanente des pores par l'eau provoque un déficit prolongé en oxygène. Les traces d’hydromorphie(taches, rouilles, teintes bleuâtres-verdâtres des gleys, abondance et aspect de la matière organique,...) peuvent être absentes ou masquées, alors même que le sol est engorgé dans les horizons calcaires ou déferrifiés, dans les sols à nappe circulante oxydante. Les traces d’hydromorphie observées peuvent résulter de phases d’engorgement anciennes, qui ont cessé aujourd’hui(«hydromorphie fossile»). 2, record 7, French, - hydromorphie
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
- Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
- Biogeografía
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- hidromorfia
1, record 7, Spanish, hidromorfia
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7, Key term(s)
- hidromorfía
Record 8 - internal organization data 2001-10-26
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- hydromorphic trace
1, record 8, English, hydromorphic%20trace
proposal
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- trace d'hydromorphie
1, record 8, French, trace%20d%27hydromorphie
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans un sol hydromorphe, une saturation temporaire ou permanente des pores par l'eau provoque un déficit prolongé en oxygène. Les traces d’hydromorphie(taches, rouilles, teintes bleuâtres-verdâtres des gleys, abondance et aspect de la matière organique,...) peuvent être absentes ou masquées, alors même que le sol est engorgé dans les horizons calcaires ou déferrifiés, dans les sols à nappe circulante oxydante. Les traces d’hydromorphie observées peuvent résulter de phases d’engorgement anciennes, qui ont cessé aujourd’hui(«hydromorphie fossile»). 1, record 8, French, - trace%20d%27hydromorphie
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2001-10-26
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- fossil hydromorphy
1, record 9, English, fossil%20hydromorphy
proposal
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- hydromorphie fossile
1, record 9, French, hydromorphie%20fossile
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans un sol hydromorphe, une saturation temporaire ou permanente des pores par l'eau provoque un déficit prolongé en oxygène. Les traces d’hydromorphie(taches, rouilles, teintes bleuâtres-verdâtres des gleys, abondance et aspect de la matière organique,...) peuvent être absentes ou masquées, alors même que le sol est engorgé dans les horizons calcaires ou déferrifiés, dans les sols à nappe circulante oxydante. Les traces d’hydromorphie observées peuvent résulter de phases d’engorgement anciennes, qui ont cessé aujourd’hui(«hydromorphie fossile»). 1, record 9, French, - hydromorphie%20fossile
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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