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SEL METAUX LOURDS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-04-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
- Agricultural Chemicals
- Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metallic soap
1, record 1, English, metallic%20soap
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A salt of stearic, oleic, palmitic, lauric, or erucic acid with a heavy metal such as cobalt or copper; used as a drier in paints and inks, in fungicides, decolorizing varnish, and waterproofing. 2, record 1, English, - metallic%20soap
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
metallic soap: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 3, record 1, English, - metallic%20soap
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Peintures et vernis (Industries)
- Agents chimiques (Agriculture)
- Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- savon métallique
1, record 1, French, savon%20m%C3%A9tallique
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Savon de métaux lourds obtenu généralement par double décomposition entre le savon alcalin et le sel soluble du métal correspondant. 2, record 1, French, - savon%20m%C3%A9tallique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En peinture à l’huile, certains pigments ont la propriété de former avec l’acide gras des huiles un savon métallique. Ce sont les couleurs à base de cobalt, de chrome, de cuivre, de manganèse, de plomb ou de zinc. Les couleurs à base de cobalt, de manganèse et de plomb (pigments siccativants) développent particulièrement la siccativité des liants gras [...] 3, record 1, French, - savon%20m%C3%A9tallique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
savon métallique : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 4, record 1, French, - savon%20m%C3%A9tallique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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