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LYOPHILE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-06-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lyophilic
1, record 1, English, lyophilic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[That is] marked by a strong affinity between a dispersed phase and the liquid in which it is dispersed. 2, record 1, English, - lyophilic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lyophile
1, record 1, French, lyophile
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Qui] qualifie un colloïde dont les phases dispersante et dispersée ont une grande affinité. 1, record 1, French, - lyophile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-06-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Biological Sciences
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lyophilic
1, record 2, English, lyophilic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Referring to a substance which will readily go into colloidal suspension in a liquid. 1, record 2, English, - lyophilic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Sciences biologiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lyophile
1, record 2, French, lyophile
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Relatif à une substance qui est] apte à former des suspensions colloïdales dans un milieu liquide. 2, record 2, French, - lyophile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Ciencias biológicas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- liófilo
1, record 2, Spanish, li%C3%B3filo
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dícese de las sustancias que pierden alguna propiedad al ser desecadas en determinadas condiciones y que la vuelven a recobrar mediante simple adición del volumen de agua suprimido. 1, record 2, Spanish, - li%C3%B3filo
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-10-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Geochemistry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- lyophilic colloid
1, record 3, English, lyophilic%20colloid
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a substance which will readily go into colloidal suspension in a liquid. 2, record 3, English, - lyophilic%20colloid
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Géochimie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- colloïde lyophile
1, record 3, French, collo%C3%AFde%20lyophile
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lyophile : Se dit de ce qui est apte à former des suspensions colloïdales dans un milieu liquide donné. (Sont lyophiles vis-à-vis de l'eau beaucoup de macromolécules ou d'assemblages plus grands qui portent des groupes superficiels ionisables; par exemple, en physico-chimie, certains latex et les micelles directes, et, en biochimie, les protéines globulaires, les acides nucléiques, et les virus formés par assemblage de tels constituants.) 2, record 3, French, - collo%C3%AFde%20lyophile
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Geoquímica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- coloide liófilo
1, record 3, Spanish, coloide%20li%C3%B3filo
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-03-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- lyophilic group
1, record 4, English, lyophilic%20group
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A molecular group which possesses endophilic behaviour with respect to a liquid phase. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 1, record 4, English, - lyophilic%20group
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lyophilic group: term standardized by ISO. 2, record 4, English, - lyophilic%20group
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- groupement lyophile
1, record 4, French, groupement%20lyophile
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Groupement moléculaire ayant un comportement endophile vis-à-vis d'une phase liquide. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 1, record 4, French, - groupement%20lyophile
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
groupement lyophile : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 4, French, - groupement%20lyophile
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1997-01-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- lyophilic colloidal system
1, record 5, English, lyophilic%20colloidal%20system
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- lyophilic system 1, record 5, English, lyophilic%20system
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A lyophilic colloidal system is an ordinary thermodynamically stable solution in which one or more of the dissolved species is in the colloidal state of subdivision. 1, record 5, English, - lyophilic%20colloidal%20system
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Since lyophilic systems are thermodynamically stable it is necessary only to bring their components into physical contact and colloid formation will occur spontaneously. 1, record 5, English, - lyophilic%20colloidal%20system
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- système colloïdal lyophile
1, record 5, French, syst%C3%A8me%20collo%C3%AFdal%20lyophile
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lyophile: qui peut être desséché par lyophilisation puis recouvrer toutes ses propriétés dès la remise en solution. 2, record 5, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20collo%C3%AFdal%20lyophile
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Concrete Construction
- Road Construction Materials
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- hydrophyllic aggregate 1, record 6, English, hydrophyllic%20aggregate
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- water-liking aggregate 1, record 6, English, water%2Dliking%20aggregate
- electronegative aggregate 1, record 6, English, electronegative%20aggregate
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Acidic or siliceous aggregates ... are wetted more easily by water than by asphalt. They are termed hydrophyllic or water-liking, and the term electronegative is now being applied to such aggregates. 1, record 6, English, - hydrophyllic%20aggregate
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Bétonnage
- Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- agrégat hydrophile
1, record 6, French, agr%C3%A9gat%20hydrophile
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- agrégat lyophile 1, record 6, French, agr%C3%A9gat%20lyophile
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hydrophile : Qualificatif appliqué aux matières colloïdales qui gonflent dans certains liquides. 1, record 6, French, - agr%C3%A9gat%20hydrophile
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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