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GRAVELLE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-03-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- annual knawel
1, record 1, English, annual%20knawel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- German knotgrass 2, record 1, English, German%20knotgrass
correct
- knawel 3, record 1, English, knawel
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Caryophyllaceae. 4, record 1, English, - annual%20knawel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
knawel: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003). 4, record 1, English, - annual%20knawel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- scléranthe annuel
1, record 1, French, scl%C3%A9ranthe%20annuel
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- scléranthe annuelle 2, record 1, French, scl%C3%A9ranthe%20annuelle
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- gravelle 3, record 1, French, gravelle
feminine noun, familiar
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Caryophyllaceae. 4, record 1, French, - scl%C3%A9ranthe%20annuel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
scléranthe annuel : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003). 4, record 1, French, - scl%C3%A9ranthe%20annuel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les auteurs ne s'entendent pas sur le genre à donner au terme «scléranthe», ainsi certains utilisent le féminin et d'autres le masculin. 4, record 1, French, - scl%C3%A9ranthe%20annuel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1981-05-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Winemaking
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tartar deposit 1, record 2, English, tartar%20deposit
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Deposit of potassium bitartrate in bottled wines. Sometimes the deposit contains calcium tartrate also. 1, record 2, English, - tartar%20deposit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie vinicole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gravelle 1, record 2, French, gravelle
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dépôt des vins en bouteilles, formé de petits cristaux de bitartrate de potasse. 1, record 2, French, - gravelle
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-11-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pseudo-oolith
1, record 3, English, pseudo%2Doolith
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- pseudoolith 1, record 3, English, pseudoolith
correct
- false oolith 1, record 3, English, false%20oolith
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A spherical or roundish pellet or particle (generally less than 1 mm in diameter) in a sedimentary rock, externally resembling an oolith in size or shape but of secondary origin and amorphous or crypto-or micro-crystalline, and lacking the radial or concentric internal structure of an oolith; e.g. a fecal pellet, a worn calcite grain, a shell fragment, or a glauconite granule, or an oolith whose peripheral layers have been resorbed or replaced. 1, record 3, English, - pseudo%2Doolith
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fausse oolithe
1, record 3, French, fausse%20oolithe
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- gravelle 1, record 3, French, gravelle
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
D'une manière générale, il existe trois types de textures ayant une apparence oolithique: 1) les vraies oolithes, formées par agglutination autour d'un noyau; 2) les "fausses oolithes" (gravelles), petits grains roulés en forme d'oolithe; 3) les "perles" (...), formées en concrétions (...) 1, record 3, French, - fausse%20oolithe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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