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SEL MINERAL [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-04-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Leather Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mineral-tanned leather
1, record 1, English, mineral%2Dtanned%20leather
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mineral tanned leather 2, record 1, English, mineral%20tanned%20leather
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Leather in which the skin is tanned with mineral salts such as iron, zinc, and chromium. 3, record 1, English, - mineral%2Dtanned%20leather
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie du cuir
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cuir de tannage minéral
1, record 1, French, cuir%20de%20tannage%20min%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Dans le tannage minéral, on] utilise principalement des tannants minéraux du type : sulfates basiques de chrome [...]; du sel d’aluminium; ou encore du sel de zirconium. Le tannage au chrome représente environ 80 % de la production du cuir de tannage minéral suivi du sel d’aluminium à hauteur de 5 % et plus rarement du sel zirconium pour redonner de la densité au cuir. 2, record 1, French, - cuir%20de%20tannage%20min%C3%A9ral
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-10-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Non-Surgical Treatment
- Respiratory System
- Immunology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- halotherapy
1, record 2, English, halotherapy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- salt room therapy 2, record 2, English, salt%20room%20therapy
correct
- salt cave therapy 3, record 2, English, salt%20cave%20therapy
correct
- salt therapy 4, record 2, English, salt%20therapy
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Halotherapy is an alternative therapy for chronic respiratory and skin problems that is modeled after the salt caves and spas that originated more than 200 years ago. 2, record 2, English, - halotherapy
Record 2, Key term(s)
- halo-therapy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitements non chirurgicaux
- Appareil respiratoire
- Immunologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- halothérapie
1, record 2, French, haloth%C3%A9rapie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- thérapie par le sel 2, record 2, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20par%20le%20sel
correct, feminine noun
- thérapie de sel 3, record 2, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20de%20sel
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'halothérapie [...] gère du sel minéral pur, sous la forme d’aérosol sec contrôlé, permettant de reproduire le microclimat des mines de sel [...] 4, record 2, French, - haloth%C3%A9rapie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Même si les experts ne s’entendent pas sur les bénéfices réels de l’halothérapie, les adeptes de cette thérapie croient que l’exposition au sel permettrait non seulement de dégager les voies respiratoires et d’aider à traiter des problèmes pulmonaires comme l’asthme, mais aurait aussi des effets bénéfiques sur le système immunitaire, en plus de permettre de lutter contre les sinusites, allergies et problèmes de peau comme l’eczéma. 5, record 2, French, - haloth%C3%A9rapie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-04-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Economic Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- industrial mineral
1, record 3, English, industrial%20mineral
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A naturally occurring rock or mineral, [excluding] metal ores, mineral fuels, and gemstones. 2, record 3, English, - industrial%20mineral
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The properties of industrial minerals are what make them so valuable. They are either used as a source of important elements, such as the Silica (Si) extracted from industrial sand, or they are used for their physical properties, such as the ability of bentonite to absorb water. 3, record 3, English, - industrial%20mineral
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... used in abrasives, absorbents, agricultural additives, ceramics, chemicals, drilling mud, electronics, filtration media, flame retardants, glass, paint, paper, metal castings, pigments and synthetic fibers ... 3, record 3, English, - industrial%20mineral
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géologie économique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- minéral industriel
1, record 3, French, min%C3%A9ral%20industriel
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le terme «minéral industriel» désigne les minéraux dont les propriétés physiques ou chimiques sont mises à contribution dans divers usages, produits ou procédés industriels. Les minéraux industriels proviennent de plus d’une cinquantaine de roches, substances et minéraux, non métalliques pour la plupart, dont plus d’une trentaine ont été répertoriés au Québec [...] Au Québec, on extrait ou récupère les minéraux industriels suivants : l'amiante, le graphite, l'ilménite(minerai de titane), le mica, le sel, la silice, le soufre, la stéatite et la tourbe. 2, record 3, French, - min%C3%A9ral%20industriel
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] des minéraux industriels comme les feldspaths et les micas. 3, record 3, French, - min%C3%A9ral%20industriel
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Geología económica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- mineral industrial
1, record 3, Spanish, mineral%20industrial
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mineral útil en la industria. 1, record 3, Spanish, - mineral%20industrial
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-12-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
- Mineralogy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ferriferous
1, record 4, English, ferriferous
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- iron-bearing 2, record 4, English, iron%2Dbearing
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... said especially of a mineral containing iron, or of a sedimentary rock that is richer in iron than is usually the case, such as a shale whose iron-oxide content is greater than 15%. 3, record 4, English, - ferriferous
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
- Minéralogie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ferrifère
1, record 4, French, ferrif%C3%A8re
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d’un minéral ou d’une roche sédimentaire renfermant un sel de fer ou un oxyde de fer. 2, record 4, French, - ferrif%C3%A8re
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les minéraux ferrifères se présentent parmi les autres éléments du sol sous forme d’amas ou de granules [...] ou à l’état d’enduits [...] 3, record 4, French, - ferrif%C3%A8re
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Roches sédimentaires ferrifères. Elles sont relativement lourdes. L’alios [...] Le fer pisolitique [...] Les latérites [...] Le fer oolitique [...] La glauconite [...] 4, record 4, French, - ferrif%C3%A8re
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geoquímica
- Mineralogía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- ferrífero
1, record 4, Spanish, ferr%C3%ADfero
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dícese de la roca sedimentaria rica en sales o en óxidos de hierro. 1, record 4, Spanish, - ferr%C3%ADfero
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-07-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
- Food Industries
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- nitrate
1, record 5, English, nitrate
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- azotate 2, record 5, English, azotate
correct, obsolete
- nitrate ion 3, record 5, English, nitrate%20ion
correct
- nitric acid ion(1-) 4, record 5, English, nitric%20acid%20ion%281%2D%29
correct
- NO3- anion 5, record 5, English, NO3%2D%20anion
correct, see observation
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A salt or ester of nitric acid, most of the salts being soluble in water and some of them (as the sodium, potassium, and calcium salts) constituting the principal source of nitrogen for higher plants. 6, record 5, English, - nitrate
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[A] nitrate [is the] negative ion, NO3-, derived from nitric acid .... Because almost all metallic nitrates are water-soluble, they are not found in nature but are produced from nitric acid. One notable exception to this is the impure sodium nitrate, called Chile saltpeter .... Nitrates are an important source of nitrogen in fertilizers. 7, record 5, English, - nitrate
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The four ions of most importance to rainfall acidity are: hydrogen (H+), ammonium (NH4+), nitrate (NO3-) and sulphate (SO42-). 8, record 5, English, - nitrate
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... nitrates are ... employed in long-curing processes, such as country hams, as well as dried, cured, and fermented sausages. 9, record 5, English, - nitrate
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
nitrate: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) for the systematic name corresponding to the CAS number indicated on the present record; term adopted by Environment Canada, used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS). 10, record 5, English, - nitrate
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Chemical formula: NO3- 10, record 5, English, - nitrate
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Fumure et amélioration du sol
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- nitrate
1, record 5, French, nitrate
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- azotate 2, record 5, French, azotate
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
- ion nitrate 3, record 5, French, ion%20nitrate
correct, masculine noun
- ion(1-) de l'acide nitrique 4, record 5, French, ion%281%2D%29%20de%20l%27acide%20nitrique
correct, masculine noun
- anion NO3- 4, record 5, French, anion%20NO3%2D
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composé minéral formant un sel ou un ester de l'acide nitrique. 5, record 5, French, - nitrate
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les nitrates sont toxiques pour l’organisme humain qui les réduit en ions nitrite par une réaction enzymatique. [...] Équilibrer l’équation de la demi-réaction de réduction des ions nitrate [NO3- en ions nitrite [NO2-: [...] 6, record 5, French, - nitrate
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Certains nitrates, comme le sel de potassium (salpêtre) et surtout le sel de sodium (nitrate du Chili), existent dans la nature. Les autres sont préparés artificiellement à partir de l’acide nitrique, ou, en même temps que les nitrites, par action du dioxyde d’azote synthétique sur un alcali ou un carbonate [...]. C’est essentiellement sous forme d’ion nitrate que l’azote est absorbé par les plantes. Comme l’azote influence très fortement la croissance des végétaux, les nitrates jouent comme engrais un rôle très important [...] 7, record 5, French, - nitrate
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] les nitrates de potassium et de sodium sont [...] utilisés comme agents conservateurs [des denrées alimentaires]. 8, record 5, French, - nitrate
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
nitrate : forme recommandée par l’UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée) pour le nom systématique correspondant au numéro CAS indiqué sur la présente fiche; terme retenu par Environnement Canada, utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA). 5, record 5, French, - nitrate
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Formule chimique : NO3- 5, record 5, French, - nitrate
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Abono y mejoramiento del suelo
- Industria alimentaria
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- nitrato
1, record 5, Spanish, nitrato
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cada una de las sales o esteres del ácido nítrico. 2, record 5, Spanish, - nitrato
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Las sales alcalinas se emplean como fertilizantes. El triester de la glicerina (nitroglicerina) y, en general, los esteres de compuestos polihidroxilados se usan como explosivos. 2, record 5, Spanish, - nitrato
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fórmula química : NO3- 3, record 5, Spanish, - nitrato
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-04-27
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- langbeinite
1, record 6, English, langbeinite
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: K2Mg2(SO4)3 2, record 6, English, - langbeinite
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- langbéinite
1, record 6, French, langb%C3%A9inite
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral(sulfate) du système cristallin cubique, trouvé seulement dans les gisements de sel d’origine marine. 2, record 6, French, - langb%C3%A9inite
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : K2Mg2(SO4)3 3, record 6, French, - langb%C3%A9inite
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2010-12-17
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Universal entry(ies) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- kieserite
1, record 7, English, kieserite
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A whitish to yellowish hydrous magnesium sulfate mineral ... found in salt residues. 2, record 7, English, - kieserite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chemical formula: MgSO4•H2O 3, record 7, English, - kieserite
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- kiésérite
1, record 7, French, ki%C3%A9s%C3%A9rite
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- kiesérite 2, record 7, French, kies%C3%A9rite
correct, feminine noun
- kieserite 3, record 7, French, kieserite
feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Minéral(sulfate) du système cristallin monoclinique, trouvé généralement dans les gisements de sel. 4, record 7, French, - ki%C3%A9s%C3%A9rite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[L’epsomite] est un produit d’altération de la kieserite [...] dans les gisements salins. 3, record 7, French, - ki%C3%A9s%C3%A9rite
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : MgSO4•H2O 5, record 7, French, - ki%C3%A9s%C3%A9rite
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- kieserita
1, record 7, Spanish, kieserita
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sulfato hidratado de magnesio [...], que cristaliza en el sistema monoclínico; se encuentra en forma de granos brillantes, blancos o incoloros. 1, record 7, Spanish, - kieserita
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: MgSO4•H2O 1, record 7, Spanish, - kieserita
Record 8 - internal organization data 2008-09-09
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Geochemistry
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- pseudomorphism
1, record 8, English, pseudomorphism
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- pseudomorphous replacmement 2, record 8, English, pseudomorphous%20replacmement
correct
- pseudomorphic replacement 2, record 8, English, pseudomorphic%20replacement
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process of becoming, and the condition of being, a pseudomorph. 3, record 8, English, - pseudomorphism
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The sedimentary textures of Sedex deposits are ... not primary but result from pseudomorphism of those of the host sediment. 2, record 8, English, - pseudomorphism
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Géochimie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- pseudomorphose
1, record 8, French, pseudomorphose
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- pseudomorphisme 2, record 8, French, pseudomorphisme
correct, masculine noun
- remplacement pseudomorphe 3, record 8, French, remplacement%20pseudomorphe
correct, masculine noun
- substitution pseudomorphique 3, record 8, French, substitution%20pseudomorphique
feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phénomène de transformation d’un minéral en un autre, qui conserve la même forme extérieure. 2, record 8, French, - pseudomorphose
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si la structure cristalline ancienne est conservée, on a un phénomène de «pseudomorphose» : la présence de rhomboèdres de pyrite (normalement cubique) ou d’opale (normalement amorphe) montre qu’il y a eu substitution d’un minéral à un autre originellement rhomboédrique, le plus souvent la calcite. 4, record 8, French, - pseudomorphose
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] un minéral inclus dans une roche peut disparaître, laissant une cavité [...] qui peut être remplie par un autre minéral, cas fréquent de pseudomorphose de sel gemme en calcite. 5, record 8, French, - pseudomorphose
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pseudomorphose : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 8, French, - pseudomorphose
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1998-03-26
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
- Plastic Materials
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- mineral pigment
1, record 9, English, mineral%20pigment
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- inorganic pigment 2, record 9, English, inorganic%20pigment
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Inorganic color pigments may be classified broadly as natural and synthetic colors. 3, record 9, English, - mineral%20pigment
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Peintures et vernis (Industries)
- Matières plastiques
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- pigment minéral
1, record 9, French, pigment%20min%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- pigment inorganique 2, record 9, French, pigment%20inorganique
masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pigment dont la molécule est constituée par un oxyde métallique ou par un sel métallique d’un acide minéral. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation. ] 1, record 9, French, - pigment%20min%C3%A9ral
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pigment minéral : terme normalisé par l’AFNOR. 3, record 9, French, - pigment%20min%C3%A9ral
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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