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FRONT GEL [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ice shelf
1, record 1, English, ice%20shelf
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ice-shelf 2, record 1, English, ice%2Dshelf
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A floating sheet of ice attached to an embayment in the coast. 1, record 1, English, - ice%20shelf
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is nourished by snow falling onto its surface and by land-based glaciers discharging into it. 1, record 1, English, - ice%20shelf
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plateforme de glace flottante
1, record 1, French, plateforme%20de%20glace%20flottante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plate-forme de glace 2, record 1, French, plate%2Dforme%20de%20glace
correct, feminine noun
- plate-forme flottante 3, record 1, French, plate%2Dforme%20flottante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie flottante d’un front glaciaire alimenté par la progression en mer d’un glacier par l'accumulation de la neige et le gel de l'eau de mer. 3, record 1, French, - plateforme%20de%20glace%20flottante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La plate-forme flottante de Ross. 3, record 1, French, - plateforme%20de%20glace%20flottante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plates-formes, plateformes : pluriel. 4, record 1, French, - plateforme%20de%20glace%20flottante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 5, record 1, French, - plateforme%20de%20glace%20flottante
Record 1, Key term(s)
- plateforme flottante
- plateforme de glace
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- barrera de hielo
1, record 1, Spanish, barrera%20de%20hielo
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- freezing front
1, record 2, English, freezing%20front
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- frost front 2, record 2, English, frost%20front
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Freezing of fine-grained soils increases the volume of the soil by expanding pore water and, more significantly, by drawing water to the freezing front where it freezes into lenses of more or less pure ice. 3, record 2, English, - freezing%20front
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- front de gel
1, record 2, French, front%20de%20gel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le gel des sols à grains fins accroît le volume du sol en augmentant l'eau interstitielle et, surtout, en attirant l'eau au front de gel où elle gèle en lentilles de glace plus ou moins pure. 2, record 2, French, - front%20de%20gel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-02-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Immunology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Oudin's technique 1, record 3, English, Oudin%27s%20technique
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- single diffusion 1, record 3, English, single%20diffusion
- single immunodiffusion 2, record 3, English, single%20immunodiffusion
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A single diffusion technique in which agar containing antiserum is placed in a test tube and antigen is layered over it; precipitin lines form where the concentrations of each antigen and antibody are equivalent. 1, record 3, English, - Oudin%27s%20technique
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Immunologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- immunodiffusion en tubes
1, record 3, French, immunodiffusion%20en%20tubes
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- diffusion simple (Oudin) 1, record 3, French, diffusion%20simple%20%28Oudin%29
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Le principe de la technique(décrite par Jacques Oudin en 1946) consiste à remplir un tube de verre d’un gel d’agar dans lequel un antisérum a été préalablement incorporé, puis à appliquer une solution d’antigène dans le tube. L'antigène progresse par simple diffusion dans le gel en créant un gradient de concentration. Si la concentration initiale d’antigène est suffisante, un précipité se forme au niveau du front de progression de l'antigène. 1, record 3, French, - immunodiffusion%20en%20tubes
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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