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GOUDRON MINERAL [3 records]

Record 1 2003-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Black Products (Petroleum)
  • Road Construction Materials
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
DEF

Tar obtained by the destruction distillation of bituminous coal, usually in coke ovens or in retorts and consisting of numerous constituents (as benzene, xylenes, naphthalene, pyridine, quinoline, phenol, cresols, light oil, and creosote) that may be obtained by distillation.

Key term(s)
  • coal-tar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits noirs (Pétrole)
  • Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
  • Étanchéité (Construction)
DEF

Sous-produit de la cokéfaction de la houille à haute température.

DEF

Goudron provenant de la distillation de la houille, et plus fluide que le brai; on utilise le coaltar comme imperméabilisant, en particulier sur le bois, les chapes de voûtes et les soubassements.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos negros (Petróleo)
  • Materiales de construcción de carreteras
  • Impermeabilización (Construcción)
DEF

Porción no acuosa obtenida como un subproducto en la destilación, en vaso cerrado, de carbones bituminosos y en la fabricación de coque o gas de carbón.

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Record 2 2003-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solid Fossil Fuels
  • Petroleum Asphalts
DEF

... the softer, more viscid varieties of native asphalt.

OBS

brea: In Trinidad, ... name for maltha.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles fossiles solides
  • Bitumes
DEF

Bitume glutineux, qui ne diffère du pétrole que par sa consistance.

CONT

[...] les malthes, sortes de goudron visqueux, sont des produits intermédiaires de la transformation des huiles brutes en asphaltes.

OBS

brea : Nom local à la Trinité pour désigner le malthe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Combustibles fósiles sólidos
  • Asfaltos de petróleo
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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petroleum Asphalts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bitumes

Spanish

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