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PRECIPITATION EXCES [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Biotechnology
- Genetics
- Molecular Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- polymerase chain reaction
1, record 1, English, polymerase%20chain%20reaction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PCR 2, record 1, English, PCR
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a scientific technique in molecular biology to amplify a single or few copies of a piece of DNA across several orders of magnitude, generating thousands to millions of copies of a particular DNA sequence. 3, record 1, English, - polymerase%20chain%20reaction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A technique used to make numerous copies of a DNA segment. 4, record 1, English, - polymerase%20chain%20reaction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The method relies on thermal cycling, consisting of cycles of repeated heating and cooling of the reaction for DNA melting and enzymatic replication of the DNA. 3, record 1, English, - polymerase%20chain%20reaction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
PCR test 4, record 1, English, - polymerase%20chain%20reaction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biotechnologie
- Génétique
- Biologie moléculaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- amplification en chaîne par polymérase
1, record 1, French, amplification%20en%20cha%C3%AEne%20par%20polym%C3%A9rase
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- PCR 2, record 1, French, PCR
correct, feminine noun
- ACP 3, record 1, French, ACP
correct, feminine noun, rare
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- réaction en chaîne de la polymérase 4, record 1, French, r%C3%A9action%20en%20cha%C3%AEne%20de%20la%20polym%C3%A9rase
correct, feminine noun
- PCR 2, record 1, French, PCR
correct, feminine noun
- RCP 5, record 1, French, RCP
correct, feminine noun
- PCR 2, record 1, French, PCR
- réaction de polymérisation en chaîne 6, record 1, French, r%C3%A9action%20de%20polym%C3%A9risation%20en%20cha%C3%AEne
correct, feminine noun
- PCR 2, record 1, French, PCR
correct, feminine noun
- PCR 2, record 1, French, PCR
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Technique permettant d’obtenir un grand nombre de copies d’un fragment d’ADN. 6, record 1, French, - amplification%20en%20cha%C3%AEne%20par%20polym%C3%A9rase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pour en isoler l'ADN, l'échantillon subit solubilisation, centrifugation et précipitation par de l'alcool. Le fragment d’ADN constitutif du transgène recherché est alors sélectivement amplifié, c'est-à-dire répliqué en de nombreux exemplaires. [...] on sépare les deux brins formant l'ADN par chauffage [...] puis on introduit dans le milieu de travail des amorces, qui sont les morceaux d’ADN encadrant le transgène. On ajoute aussi une enzyme, par exemple la Taq-polymérase, qui va, à partir des bases placées en excès dans le milieu, fabriquer le brin complémentaire d’ADN. [...] Pour séparer les transgènes des autres portions d’ADN, on pratique alors une électrophorèse, ou migration différentielle sur gel d’agarose. 7, record 1, French, - amplification%20en%20cha%C3%AEne%20par%20polym%C3%A9rase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
PCR : L’abréviation «PCR» provient du terme anglais «polymerase chain reaction». 6, record 1, French, - amplification%20en%20cha%C3%AEne%20par%20polym%C3%A9rase
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
amplification en chaîne par polymérase; ACP : désignations publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 23 novembre 2006. 8, record 1, French, - amplification%20en%20cha%C3%AEne%20par%20polym%C3%A9rase
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biotecnología
- Genética
- Biología molecular
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- reacción en cadena de la polimerasa
1, record 1, Spanish, reacci%C3%B3n%20en%20cadena%20de%20la%20polimerasa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- RCP 2, record 1, Spanish, RCP
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Técnica utilizada para hacer copias de moléculas específicas de ADN. 3, record 1, Spanish, - reacci%C3%B3n%20en%20cadena%20de%20la%20polimerasa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se calienta la doble hélice de ADN al objeto de separar sus cadenas. La enzima (junto con las subunidades que conforman el ADN y unas breves secuencias cebadoras) fabrica nuevas copias de la hélice original. El proceso se repite ad infinitum. 3, record 1, Spanish, - reacci%C3%B3n%20en%20cadena%20de%20la%20polimerasa
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-06-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- excessive precipitation
1, record 2, English, excessive%20precipitation
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- above-normal precipitation 2, record 2, English, above%2Dnormal%20precipitation
correct
- above-average precipitation 3, record 2, English, above%2Daverage%20precipitation
correct
- precipitation in excess 4, record 2, English, precipitation%20in%20excess
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An unusually high rate of precipitation, generally rain, over a given period of time. 5, record 2, English, - excessive%20precipitation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Periods of excessive precipitation can cause ground-water levels to rise, contributing a larger ground-water component to streamflow and causing changes in streamwater chemistry. 6, record 2, English, - excessive%20precipitation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Still, there were areas of Canada which had above-normal precipitation: the Arctic islands, northern Quebec, Newfoundland, and small areas of southern Ontario and Quebec. 2, record 2, English, - excessive%20precipitation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The annual precipitation varies primarily with longitude, with precipitation in excess of 2.5m at the coast, >1m in the inland valleys, >2m in the Cascades, and typically <0.5m to the east of the Cascades. 4, record 2, English, - excessive%20precipitation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Excessive precipitation [is a] Standard U.S. Weather Bureau term for "rainfall in which the rate of fall is greater than certain adopted limits, chosen with regard to the normal precipitation (excluding snow) of a given place or area." 7, record 2, English, - excessive%20precipitation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Precipitation: Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid (e.g. rain, drizzle) or solid (e.g. hail, snow), that fall from a cloud or group of clouds and reach the ground. 8, record 2, English, - excessive%20precipitation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Not the same as "excess rainfall" [or "excess precipitation"]. 7, record 2, English, - excessive%20precipitation
Record 2, Key term(s)
- above-average rainfall
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- précipitation excessive
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9cipitation%20excessive
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- précipitation supérieure à la moyenne 2, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9cipitation%20sup%C3%A9rieure%20%C3%A0%20la%20moyenne
correct, feminine noun
- précipitation supérieure à la normale 3, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9cipitation%20sup%C3%A9rieure%20%C3%A0%20la%20normale
correct, feminine noun
- précipitation en excès 4, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9cipitation%20en%20exc%C3%A8s
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Précipitation inhabituellement élevée. 1, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9cipitation%20excessive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La saison des pluies, qui a débuté en décembre en Bolivie, s’est intensifiée ces deux derniers mois. Les précipitations supérieures à la moyenne et les conditions de sécheresse antérieures ont entraîné des inondations et des glissements de terrain dans certaines régions du pays. 5, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9cipitation%20excessive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] certaines régions du Canada ont enregistré des précipitations supérieures à la normale : les îles Arctiques, le nord du Québec, Terre-Neuve et de petites zones du sud de l’Ontario et du Québec. 3, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9cipitation%20excessive
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les pluviomètres recueillent indifféremment toute l’eau atmosphérique sous ses divers états (brouillards, averses, neiges, etc.). Le total, mesuré par la tranche en millimètres, porte le nom de «précipitation». 6, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9cipitation%20excessive
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-06-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Defects (Textiles)
- Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bronzing
1, record 3, English, bronzing
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A coppery lustre on a fabric surface. 1, record 3, English, - bronzing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This defect is caused by excessive dyestuff present during dyeing, or by precipitation of the dyestuff. 1, record 3, English, - bronzing
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bronzing : term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 3, English, - bronzing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Défauts (Textiles)
- Tissage (Industries du textile)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bronzage
1, record 3, French, bronzage
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lustrage cuivré à la surface d’un tissu. 1, record 3, French, - bronzage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce défaut est causé par un excès de colorant lors de la teinture ou par une précipitation de colorant. 1, record 3, French, - bronzage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lustrage : terme et définition normalisés par l’ISO. 2, record 3, French, - bronzage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-11-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Electromagnetic Radiation
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- radiometric titration
1, record 4, English, radiometric%20titration
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- RT 2, record 4, English, RT
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A titration in which a radioactive indicator is used to monitor the end-point of the titration. 3, record 4, English, - radiometric%20titration
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Rayonnements électromagnétiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- titrage radiométrique
1, record 4, French, titrage%20radiom%C3%A9trique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Titrage faisant appel à un indicateur radioactif pour mesurer l’activité de la solution. 2, record 4, French, - titrage%20radiom%C3%A9trique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Titrages radiométriques. Dans ces méthodes(radiometric titration : RT), la fin du titrage est détectée par la variation de l'activité de la solution. Le marquage radioactif peut concerner soit le produit à doser, soit le réactif titrant. Le produit formé doit être isolé de la solution en excès directement par filtration ou centrifugation s’il y a précipitation. Dans le cas contraire, une opération supplémentaire est nécessaire, par exemple extraction par solvant du complexe ou par échange d’ions. 1, record 4, French, - titrage%20radiom%C3%A9trique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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