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SILICE AMORPHE TERRE DIATOMEES [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-12-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- kieselguhr
1, record 1, English, kieselguhr
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- kieselgur 2, record 1, English, kieselgur
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Loose or porous diatomite. 3, record 1, English, - kieselguhr
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- kieselguhr
1, record 1, French, kieselguhr
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Kieselguhr 2, record 1, French, Kieselguhr
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- kieselgur 3, record 1, French, kieselgur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variété de diatomite à fort pouvoir absorbant. 4, record 1, French, - kieselguhr
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Aujourd’hui l’intérêt des diatomites réside dans leur porosité; sous le nom de kieselguhr, l’une d’elles servit à Nobel comme absorbant de la nitroglycérine dans la fabrication de la dynamite. 5, record 1, French, - kieselguhr
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mot emprunté à l'allemand, d’où la graphie occasionnelle avec la lettre initiale «K» en majuscule. Voir aussi «diatomite», «terre de diatomées» et «silice amorphe». 6, record 1, French, - kieselguhr
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Geoquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- kieselgur
1, record 1, Spanish, kieselgur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- kieselguhr 2, record 1, Spanish, kieselguhr
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-06-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Geochemistry
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- kieselguhr, soda ash flux, calcined
1, record 2, English, kieselguhr%2C%20soda%20ash%20flux%2C%20calcined
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- amorphous silica, diatomaceous earth 2, record 2, English, amorphous%20silica%2C%20diatomaceous%20earth
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Géochimie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- kieselguhr, silice amorphe calcinée
1, record 2, French, kieselguhr%2C%20silice%20amorphe%20calcin%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- silice amorphe, terre de diatomées 2, record 2, French, silice%20amorphe%2C%20terre%20de%20diatom%C3%A9es
proposal, feminine noun
- silice amorphe, terre à diatomées 3, record 2, French, silice%20amorphe%2C%20terre%20%C3%A0%20diatom%C3%A9es
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi les fiches pour «diatomite», «terre de diatomées», «kieselguhr» et «silice amorphe». 2, record 2, French, - kieselguhr%2C%20silice%20amorphe%20calcin%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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