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GREFFAGE [3 records]

Record 1 2005-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
CONT

Two types of polymers were prepared in order to understand how to enhance tensile and tear properties of fabrics by different mechanisms. The first method involved grafting (chemically attaching) the polymer on the fabric, and the second method involved loosely entangling the fabric with polymers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

Traitement physico-chimique par lequel on crée sur la chaîne moléculaire principale de polymères naturels ou synthétiques (fils, étoffes), des fonctions complémentaires leur conférant durablement de nouvelles propriétés, par exemple : hydrophobie, antisepsie, filtration, affinité tinctoriale.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beekeeping
DEF

The process of moving a worker larva from her cell to a queen cup by the beekeeper during queen rearing ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des abeilles
DEF

Opération [qui] consiste à déposer une très jeune larve [d'abeille] dans [une] cupule de cire ou de matière plastique pour en obtenir une cellule royale.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
DEF

The operation by which a shoot, termed the scion of one plant is united with the rooted part, termed the stock, of another to form one growing plant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Floriculture
CONT

Le greffage permet la multiplication des espèces qui ne peuvent se reproduire autrement [...] Procédé de multiplication de la quasi-totalité des arbres fruitiers, le greffage s'utilise également pour la culture de certains légumes de serre [...] et de nombreuses espèces ornementales [...]

Spanish

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