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GRAINS ROSES [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Agricultural Economics
DEF

Kernels of wheat that are pink in colour because of immaturity, negatively affecting end-use quality.

CONT

Pink kernels are usually shrunken in appearance because of immaturity and display a pink discoloration that seems to be on the interior of the kernel. The pink discoloration has a negative impact on end-use quality.

OBS

Term and abbreviation used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

Key term(s)
  • pink kernel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Économie agricole
DEF

Grains de blé qui sont roses à cause de leur immaturité, ce qui nuit à la qualité d’utilisation finale.

OBS

Terme et abréviation en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Key term(s)
  • grain rose

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Economía agrícola
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Record 2 2003-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

Said of a crystalline or glassy rock, and of its texture, in which the individual minerals are relatively small.

OBS

Specifically said of an igneous rock whose particles have an average diameter less than 1 mm (0.04 in.).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
CONT

Une variété [de gneiss] à grain fin, pauvre en éléments noirs avec prédominance du feldspath, plus ou moins chargée en grains roses de grenat, est la leptynite, roche fréquente dans notre Massif Central.

CONT

Granite à grain fin [...]

Spanish

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