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BIOFILM [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cinematography
DEF

A film dramatizing the life of a famous person.

OBS

They differ from films "based on a true story" or "historical films" in that they attempt to comprehensively tell a person's life story or at least the most historically important years of their lives.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Film illustrant la vie et l'œuvre d'un personnage célèbre.

OBS

film biographique; biofilm : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 27 novembre 2008.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cinematografía
OBS

película biográfica; biopeli; biopic: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el sustantivo adaptado "biopic" es apropiado como equivalente de la expresión "película biográfica". [...] Este término en español proviene del anglicismo "biopic" [...] El Diccionario de la lengua española lo registra [...] como forma adaptada masculina o femenina (el "biopic" o la "biopic"), por lo que no es necesario escribirlo en cursiva ni entrecomillado. Su plural es "biopics". También puede optarse por formas como "biopeli" [...]

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Record 2 2007-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

Biofilm forms when bacteria attach to surfaces exposed to water, and begin to excrete a slimy, glue-like substance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Ensemble de substances organiques et de micro-organismes qui se développent sur les surfaces humides en formant une couche adhérente.

CONT

Les salissures sont surtout d'ordre biologique et l'on parle alors de biosalissures. Selon la taille des organismes on distingue les : - microsalissures : bactéries et algues unicellulaires, larves, vers, crustacés (balanes et autres), qui ne s'installent que lorsque le substrat est déjà colonisé par les microsalissures.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Asociación compleja de microorganismos, constituida por una o varias especies, unidos a una superficie y embebidos en una matriz de polímeros extracelulares de origen microbiano.

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