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ARGILE GONFLANTE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-07-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Clay and Clay Products (Ceramics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- non-swelling clay
1, record 1, English, non%2Dswelling%20clay
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
non-swelling clay: designation approved by the Terminology Committee of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 2, record 1, English, - non%2Dswelling%20clay
Record 1, Key term(s)
- nonswelling clay
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Terres et glaçures (Ind. de la céramique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- argile non gonflante
1, record 1, French, argile%20non%20gonflante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
argile non gonflante : désignation approuvée par le Comité de terminologie d’Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada. 2, record 1, French, - argile%20non%20gonflante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-02-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- swelling clay
1, record 2, English, swelling%20clay
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- expansive clay 2, record 2, English, expansive%20clay
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Clay that is capable of absorbing large qualities of water, thus increasing greatly in volume ... It shrinks and cracks on drying. 1, record 2, English, - swelling%20clay
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "expansive clay" was found in the Decade of North American Geology, Volume 1, Chapter 12. 3, record 2, English, - swelling%20clay
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- argile gonflante
1, record 2, French, argile%20gonflante
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les argiles «gonflantes» donnent une meilleure structure que les argiles non gonflantes, illite ou kaolinite. 2, record 2, French, - argile%20gonflante
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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