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MESO- [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-02-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- meso-
1, record 1, English, meso%2D
correct, prefix
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A prefix to denote rocks belonging to the middle zone of metamorphism ... 1, record 1, English, - meso%2D
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- méso-
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9so%2D
correct, prefix
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Préfixe utilisé pour désigner les roches appartenant à la zone moyenne de métamorphisme. 1, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9so%2D
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-02-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- meso-
1, record 2, English, meso%2D
correct, prefix
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A compound whose individual molecules contain equal numbers of enantiomeric groups, identically linked, but no other chiral group ... 1, record 2, English, - meso%2D
Record 2, Key term(s)
- meso
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- méso-
1, record 2, French, m%C3%A9so%2D
correct, prefix
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] composé dont chaque molécule individuelle contient un nombre égal de groupes énantiomères, liés de manière identique et qui ne contient aucun autre groupe chiral [...] 1, record 2, French, - m%C3%A9so%2D
Record 2, Key term(s)
- meso
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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