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EMULSIFICATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- emulsification
1, record 1, English, emulsification
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process of dispersing one liquid in a second immiscible liquid. 2, record 1, English, - emulsification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... e.g. oil and water ... 3, record 1, English, - emulsification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The action causing the formation of an emulsion. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 4, record 1, English, - emulsification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The largest group of emulsifying agents are soaps, detergents, and other compounds, whose basic structure is a paraffin chain terminating in a polar group. 2, record 1, English, - emulsification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
emulsification: term standardized by ISO. 5, record 1, English, - emulsification
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- émulsification
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9mulsification
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
mélange de divers corps en vue de réaliser une émulsion. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9mulsification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
mise en émulsion d'un produit. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9mulsification
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
émulsification : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9mulsification
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- emulsificación
1, record 1, Spanish, emulsificaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-09-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- emulsification
1, record 2, English, emulsification
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A natural condition on a lithographic press where micro-droplets of fountain solution are mixed into the ink of the inking system. 1, record 2, English, - emulsification
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Lithographie, offset et phototypie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- émulsification
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9mulsification
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispersion de fines particules de solution de mouillage dans l'encre en impression offset. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9mulsification
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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