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MASELOTTE SECONDAIRE [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prosthetic Dentistry
DEF

A small bulb of wax attached to the sprue for the purpose of providing additional molten metal when the casting begins to solidify and shrink.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie prothétique
DEF

Boulette de cire fixée sur la tige de coulée près de la maquette, de manière à ménager une cavité dans le revêtement afin de constituer une réserve de métal liquide pour compenser le retrait.

Spanish

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