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HELIOX [1 record]

Record 1 2019-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
DEF

... a breathing gas composed of a mixture of helium (He) and oxygen (O2).

CONT

Heliox is ... used in saturation diving and sometimes during the deep phase of technical dives.

Key term(s)
  • oxy-helium

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
DEF

Mélange respiratoire d'hélium et d'oxygène […]

OBS

[Ce mélange est] utilisé en plongée profonde, en raison de sa légèreté et de l'absence d'effet narcotique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Buceo (Deportes)
DEF

Mezcla de helio y oxígeno utilizada en buceo.

CONT

Mediante la combinación de estos cinco gases inertes [nitrógeno, helio, hidrógeno, neón y argón] con oxígeno se forman casi todas las mezclas que se pueden utilizar en las inmersiones. […] Las mezclas binarias son heliox (He + O2), hidrox (H2 + O2), argox (Ar + O2), neonox (Ne + O2) y nitrox (N2 + O2).

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