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BORAL [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Famille des Crucifères.

OBS

Petite plante herbacée, munie de poils étalés, à tiges scapeuses ou feuillées. Environ 180 espèces, appartenant à l'hémisphère boral.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

A dispersion of boron carbide in aluminium, used as a neutron absorber.

OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Dispersion de carbure de bore dans l’aluminium, utilisée comme absorbeur de neutrons.

OBS

Terme normalisé par l’ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Física atómica
DEF

Compuesto formado por cristales de carburo de boro en aluminio, con una incrustación de aluminio comercial puro.

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