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HORSPEC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
- Oil Refining
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- slop oil
1, record 1, English, slop%20oil
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- slops 2, record 1, English, slops
correct, see observation, plural, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petroleum products not meeting manufacturing standards and having to be rerun or further processed so as to be suitable for use. 3, record 1, English, - slop%20oil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
slops: term rarely used in the singular (slop). 4, record 1, English, - slop%20oil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
slop oil; slops: terms standardized by ISO. 4, record 1, English, - slop%20oil
Record 1, Key term(s)
- slop
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétroles bruts et dérivés
- Raffinage du pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- produits hors spécification
1, record 1, French, produits%20hors%20sp%C3%A9cification
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- produits de récupération 2, record 1, French, produits%20de%20r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9ration
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural
- horspecs 3, record 1, French, horspecs
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural, jargon
- rejets à retraiter 4, record 1, French, rejets%20%C3%A0%20retraiter
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural, standardized
- rejets de fabrication 5, record 1, French, rejets%20de%20fabrication
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Produits pétroliers contaminés ou qui sont hors spécification et qui doivent être soit retraités pour les rendre utilisables, soit détruits. [Définition normalisée par l’ISO.] 6, record 1, French, - produits%20hors%20sp%C3%A9cification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
produits hors spécification; horspecs; rejets à retraiter : termes officiellement recommandés par le Gouvernement français. 7, record 1, French, - produits%20hors%20sp%C3%A9cification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
produits de récupération : terme publié au Journal officiel (13 janvier 1999) et d’emploi obligatoire en France. 2, record 1, French, - produits%20hors%20sp%C3%A9cification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
rejets à retraiter : terme normalisé par l’ISO. 2, record 1, French, - produits%20hors%20sp%C3%A9cification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
produits hors spécification; produits de récupération; horspecs; rejets à retraiter; rejets de fabrication : termes rarement utilisés au singulier(produit hors spécification; produit de récupération; horspec; rejet à retraiter; rejet de fabrication). 2, record 1, French, - produits%20hors%20sp%C3%A9cification
Record 1, Key term(s)
- produit hors spécification
- produit de récupération
- horspec
- rejet à retraiter
- rejet de fabrication
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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