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FUSELS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Distilling Industries (Food Ind.)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tails
1, record 1, English, tails
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- feints 1, record 1, English, feints
correct, plural
- tailings 2, record 1, English, tailings
plural
- foots 2, record 1, English, foots
plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The last runnings of a distillation containing most of the amyl alcohol and other substances of high boiling point. 3, record 1, English, - tails
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
About 1% to 2% of the first of the distillation, or heads, is collected separately and eventually mixed with the tails and redistilled to recover their alcoholic contents. 4, record 1, English, - tails
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Distillerie (Alimentation)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- produits de queues
1, record 1, French, produits%20de%20queues
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- queues de distillation 2, record 1, French, queues%20de%20distillation
correct, feminine noun, plural
- queues 3, record 1, French, queues
correct, feminine noun, plural
- fusels 1, record 1, French, fusels
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Les dernières parties du liquide de distillation qui contiennent la plus grande quantité de substances à point d'ébullition élevé, alcool amylique, etc. 4, record 1, French, - produits%20de%20queues
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'ensemble des impuretés d'un flegme qui distillent à la fin d'une rectification discontinue. 1, record 1, French, - produits%20de%20queues
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ces termes sont employés uniquement dans la distillation intermittente. 1, record 1, French, - produits%20de%20queues
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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