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SUBSTANCE IMPREGNEE PERMETTANT INFLAMMATION FRICTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1985-12-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Parks and Botanical Gardens
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sparking insert 1, record 1, English, sparking%20insert
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To light your campfire, you can use a small block of magnesium with a sparking insert fixed to an edge. 1, record 1, English, - sparking%20insert
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Parcs et jardins botaniques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- substance imprégnée facilitant l'inflammation par friction
1, record 1, French, substance%20impr%C3%A9gn%C3%A9e%20facilitant%20l%27inflammation%20par%20friction
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- substance imprégnée permettant l'inflammation par friction 1, record 1, French, substance%20impr%C3%A9gn%C3%A9e%20permettant%20l%27inflammation%20par%20friction
proposal, feminine noun
- substance imprégnée susceptible d'enflammer par friction 1, record 1, French, substance%20impr%C3%A9gn%C3%A9e%20susceptible%20d%27enflammer%20par%20friction
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le campeur peut allumer son feu à l'aide d'un petit bloc de magnésium dont l'un des côtés est imprégné d'une substance permettant au magnésium de s'enflammer par friction. A l'aide d'un canif, il fait quelques copeaux à même le bloc dont il frotte ensuite le côté de la lame de son canif. Les étincelles enflamment le magnésium. 2, record 1, French, - substance%20impr%C3%A9gn%C3%A9e%20facilitant%20l%27inflammation%20par%20friction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
enflammer : Mettre en flamme. 3, record 1, French, - substance%20impr%C3%A9gn%C3%A9e%20facilitant%20l%27inflammation%20par%20friction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
inflammation : (rare). Action par laquelle une matière combustible s'enflamme et brûle; résultat de cette action. 3, record 1, French, - substance%20impr%C3%A9gn%C3%A9e%20facilitant%20l%27inflammation%20par%20friction
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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