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Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-05-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crude oil
1, record 1, English, crude%20oil
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crude petroleum 2, record 1, English, crude%20petroleum
correct
- crude 3, record 1, English, crude
correct, noun
- devil's tar 4, record 1, English, devil%27s%20tar
former designation, correct
- natural crude oil 5, record 1, English, natural%20crude%20oil
pleonasm
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petroleum as it occurs naturally, as it comes from an oil well, or after extraneous substances (as entrained water, gas, and minerals) have been removed. 3, record 1, English, - crude%20oil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crude oil: term standardized by ISO. 6, record 1, English, - crude%20oil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
crude oil: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report. 7, record 1, English, - crude%20oil
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétroles bruts et dérivés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pétrole brut
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9trole%20brut
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- brut 2, record 1, French, brut
correct, masculine noun
- huile brute 3, record 1, French, huile%20brute
feminine noun
- goudron du diable 4, record 1, French, goudron%20du%20diable
former designation, masculine noun
- pétrole brut naturel 5, record 1, French, p%C3%A9trole%20brut%20naturel
pleonasm, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pétrole à sa sortie du gisement par opposition au pétrole raffiné ou traité. 2, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9trole%20brut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pétrole brut : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 6, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9trole%20brut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pétrole brut : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques. 7, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9trole%20brut
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petróleo bruto y derivados
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- petróleo crudo
1, record 1, Spanish, petr%C3%B3leo%20crudo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- crudo petrolífero 2, record 1, Spanish, crudo%20petrol%C3%ADfero
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mezcla natural de hidrocarburos de las series parafínica, nafténica y bencénica, en proporciones muy variables, que condicionan sus propiedades. 2, record 1, Spanish, - petr%C3%B3leo%20crudo
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