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OXIQUE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Biochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- total free sulfide
1, record 1, English, total%20free%20sulfide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In areas where the seafloor has soft sediment (i.e., it consists of loose particles such as clay, mud, marl, sand, pebbles, gravel, shells or small stones), total free sulfide concentrations (i.e., dissolved sulfides) in marine sediment samples are measured and used as a proxy for oxic state (i.e., the oxygen content of the sediment). 1, record 1, English, - total%20free%20sulfide
Record 1, Key term(s)
- total free sulphide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Biochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sulfure libre total
1, record 1, French, sulfure%20libre%20total
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 les zones où le fond marin contient des sédiments meubles(des particules lâches comme l'argile, la boue, la marne, le sable, les cailloux, le gravier, les coquillages ou les petites pierres), les concentrations de sulfure libre total(les sulfures dissous) dans les échantillons de sédiments marins sont mesurées et utilisées comme indicateur de l'état oxique(c'est-à-dire la teneur en oxygène des sédiments). 1, record 1, French, - sulfure%20libre%20total
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-10-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- oxic horizon
1, record 2, English, oxic%20horizon
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[An oxic horizon is] A highly-weathered diagnostic subsurface horizon from which most of the combined silica has been removed leaving a mixture dominated by hydrous oxide clays with some 1:1 type silicate minerals and quartz present. 2, record 2, English, - oxic%20horizon
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- horizon oxique
1, record 2, French, horizon%20oxique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«Parmi les horizons de profondeur, »les principaux sont :[...] «l'horizon oxique» : horizon d’accumulation de sesquioxydes des sols latéritiques [...] 2, record 2, French, - horizon%20oxique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencia del suelo
- Geología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- horizonte óxico
1, record 2, Spanish, horizonte%20%C3%B3xico
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
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Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-05-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- oxisol
1, record 3, English, oxisol
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Soils of tropical and subtropical regions characterized by the presence of a horizon (oxic) from which most of the combined silica has been removed by weathering leaving oxides of iron and aluminum and some quartz. 1, record 3, English, - oxisol
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- oxisol
1, record 3, French, oxisol
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les oxisols de la classification américaine correspondent de manière assez étroite aux sols ferrallitiques; ils sont caractérisés par l'horizon oxique, 1, record 3, French, - oxisol
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-05-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
- Petrochemistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- oxic
1, record 4, English, oxic
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
- Chimie du pétrole
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- oxique
1, record 4, French, oxique
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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