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PAIN [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Breadmaking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bread
1, record 1, English, bread
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A staple food made by mixing flour and water or other liquid (often with yeast or other leavening agent) to form a dough which is then cooked, usually by baking. 2, record 1, English, - bread
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
loaf of bread 3, record 1, English, - bread
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Boulangerie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pain
1, record 1, French, pain
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aliment fait de farine, d'eau, de sel et de levain, pétri, fermenté et cuit au four [...] 2, record 1, French, - pain
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-06-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Breadmaking
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bun
1, record 2, English, bun
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An unsweetened round or oblong roll, used especially to hold a hamburger patty or a hot dog. 1, record 2, English, - bun
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Boulangerie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pain
1, record 2, French, pain
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
pain à hamburger, pain à hot-dog, pain à sous-marin 1, record 2, French, - pain
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-08-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Various Proper Names
- Software
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Public Accounts Information Network 1, record 3, English, Public%20Accounts%20Information%20Network
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Appellations diverses
- Logiciels
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Public Accounts Information Network 1, record 3, French, Public%20Accounts%20Information%20Network
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Titre d'une base de Lotus Notes. 1, record 3, French, - Public%20Accounts%20Information%20Network
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source(s) : BVG [Bureau du vérificateur général du Canada]. 1, record 3, French, - Public%20Accounts%20Information%20Network
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1985-07-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Binders and Mastics (Constr.)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- cake
1, record 4, English, cake
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Asphalt mastics used for waterproofing floors and similar structures, but not intended for pavements ... The raw ingredients may be mixed on the job or may be premixed, formed into cakes, and ... heated on the job. 1, record 4, English, - cake
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Liants et mastics (Construction)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pain
1, record 4, French, pain
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour les sols industriels, on utilise [un] mastic asphaltique de couleur brune (livré en pains de 25 kg), appliqué à chaud à la taloche, comme les revêtements d'asphalte naturel (...). 1, record 4, French, - pain
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1981-01-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cake
1, record 5, English, cake
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Film-forming amines are fatty amines with a hydrocarbon chain consisting of 4 to 18 carbon atoms. ... These are marketed in the form of slowly soluble 'cakes' or in the form of emulsions or emulsifiable powders. 1, record 5, English, - cake
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pain
1, record 5, French, pain
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les amines filmantes sont des amines grasses comportant une chaîne hydrocarbonée de 4 à 18 atomes de carbone. [...] Elles sont commercialisées soit sous forme de «pains» lentement solubles, soit sous forme d'émulsions, soit sous forme de poudre émulsionnable. 1, record 5, French, - pain
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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