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EMAUX VERRE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Applied Arts
- Glass Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- glass enamel 1, record 1, English, glass%20enamel
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Arts appliqués
- Industrie du verre
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- émail pour verre
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9mail%20pour%20verre
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
émaux pour verre : pluriel 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9mail%20pour%20verre
Record 1, Key term(s)
- émaux pour verre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-12-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Chemistry
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- rare earths
1, record 2, English, rare%20earths
correct, see observation, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- rare earth oxides 2, record 2, English, rare%20earth%20oxides
correct, see observation, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The oxides of the rare earth elements. 3, record 2, English, - rare%20earths
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A series of widely distributed but relatively scarce minerals, principally oxides of the rare-earth metals. 4, record 2, English, - rare%20earths
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The names of the minerals are the same as the metals except for their ending in (a) instead of (um) as, for example, ceria, terbia, yttria, etc. 4, record 2, English, - rare%20earths
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The name [rare earths] is misleading as the elements are not earths and they are not really rare. 4, record 2, English, - rare%20earths
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
See also "rare earth metal(s)"; "lanthanides". 5, record 2, English, - rare%20earths
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
rare earths; rare earth oxides: terms rarely used in the singular (rare earth; rare earth oxide). 6, record 2, English, - rare%20earths
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Chimie
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- terres rares
1, record 2, French, terres%20rares
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- oxydes des terres rares 2, record 2, French, oxydes%20des%20terres%20rares
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural
- oxydes de lanthanides 2, record 2, French, oxydes%20de%20lanthanides
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'industrie du verre et des céramiques constitue l'une des principales applications des terres rares. L'oxyde de cérium s’emploie pour le polissage du verre et en optique médicale [...] On utilise également les oxydes des terres rares pour la verrerie d’art [...] L'industrie des émaux consomme aussi une quantité notable d’oxydes de lanthanides [...] mais ces oxydes ont surtout pris beaucoup d’importance dans la céramique industrielle [...] L'industrie de l'éclairage représente un marché très important pour l'emploi des terres rares [...] 2, record 2, French, - terres%20rares
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
terres rares : Dénomination habituelle des lanthanides et de leurs oxydes. 2, record 2, French, - terres%20rares
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Employé seul, le terme «terres rares» se rapporte aux oxydes des terres rares. 3, record 2, French, - terres%20rares
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
terres rares; oxydes des terres rares; oxydes de lanthanides : termes rarement utilisés au singulier (terre rare; oxyde de terre rare; oxyde de lanthanide). 4, record 2, French, - terres%20rares
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geoquímica
- Química
- Mineralogía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- tierras raras
1, record 2, Spanish, tierras%20raras
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grupos de minerales que contienen óxidos y otros compuestos de los metales trivalentes de número atómico comprendido entre 57 y 71 inclusive, o sea todos los lantánidos. 2, record 2, Spanish, - tierras%20raras
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-11-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Glass Industry
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hydrofluoric acid
1, record 3, English, hydrofluoric%20acid
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- hydrofluoride 2, record 3, English, hydrofluoride
avoid
- fluohydric acid 3, record 3, English, fluohydric%20acid
avoid
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hydrogen fluoride [q.v.] in aqueous solution. 4, record 3, English, - hydrofluoric%20acid
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Appears under the form of a colorless, fuming, mobile, poisonous liquid, toxic by ingestion and inhalation, highly corrosive to skin and mucous membranes; attacks glass and any silicon-containing material; used to polish, frost and etch glass, to pickle copper, brass and alloy steels, to clean stone and brick, to acidize oil wells, to product aluminium, gasoline (alkylation), and to process uranium. 5, record 3, English, - hydrofluoric%20acid
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Industrie du verre
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- acide fluorhydrique
1, record 3, French, acide%20fluorhydrique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- acide hydrofluorique 2, record 3, French, acide%20hydrofluorique
avoid, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acide à l’état liquide légèrement toxique, obtenu par dissolution du fluorure d’hydrogène dans l’eau. 3, record 3, French, - acide%20fluorhydrique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'acide fluorhydrique [...] est un liquide fortement associé qui bout à 19, 4 °C ;à cette température, la densité de sa vapeur correspond à la formule moléculaire H2F2, mais, quand la température s’élève, cette densité diminue ;avant 100 °C, la molécule a pour formule HF. [...] Grâce à son action sur la silice, l'acide fluorhydrique est employé à la gravure sur verre(fluorographie). Il sert également à enlever le sable adhérent aux métaux moulés. On l'utilise encore à la fabrication des fluorures, dont certains servent à la préparation d’émaux et de verres d’optique. Il sert à préparer des Fréons tels que CF2CP2. 4, record 3, French, - acide%20fluorhydrique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
ISO/DIS 14869-1. Qualité du sol -- Détermination de la teneur totale en oligoéléments -- Partie 1 : Minéralisation à l’acide hydrofluorique et perchlorique. 5, record 3, French, - acide%20fluorhydrique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Industria del vidrio
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- ácido fluorhídrico
1, record 3, Spanish, %C3%A1cido%20fluorh%C3%ADdrico
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gas o líquido altamente tóxico para los mamíferos y la vegetación. Muy soluble en agua y activo sobre sílice, arena y vidrio. 2, record 3, Spanish, - %C3%A1cido%20fluorh%C3%ADdrico
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-09-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Types of Glass
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Bristol glass
1, record 4, English, Bristol%20glass
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sortes de verre
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- verre de Bristol
1, record 4, French, verre%20de%20Bristol
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On fabriquait du verre à Bristol dès la fin du XVIIe siècle. Le manufacturier, Jacob Little, fabriquait du verre blanc opaque. Le fameux "verre émaillé" fut fabriqué ailleurs mais il n’ atteignit jamais la même qualité que celui de Bristol; il est d’un blanc opaque et comme la porcelaine il est peint avec des émaux imitant l'art chinois. 1, record 4, French, - verre%20de%20Bristol
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1986-07-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Types of Glass
- Ornamental Glassware
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- opaque white glass
1, record 5, English, opaque%20white%20glass
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- milk glass 1, record 5, English, milk%20glass
correct, less frequent
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of opacified glass that has the appearance of white porcelain. 1, record 5, English, - opaque%20white%20glass
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is opacified usually with ten oxide (as was the white glaze on faience). 1, record 5, English, - opaque%20white%20glass
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sortes de verre
- Verrerie d'art
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- verre laiteux
1, record 5, French, verre%20laiteux
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Flacon en "milchglas" ou verre laiteux allemand, orné d’émaux polychromes. 1, record 5, French, - verre%20laiteux
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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