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MICROENCAPSULE [2 records]

Record 1 1998-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
CONT

Les comprimés microcapsulés permettent une libération étalée dans le temps, donc une durée d'action plus longue, qui évite la prise fractionnée de comprimés dans la journée.

OBS

"Microencapsulé" : On parle aussi de microcapsule, de microencapsulation. (Sources relevées dans Pascal et dans Medline).

Key term(s)
  • micro-encapsulé
  • micro-encapsulation

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cultural Practices (Agriculture)
  • Agricultural Chemicals
DEF

Pesticide enclosed in capsules (or beads) of thin polyvinyl or other material to control the rate of release of the chemical and extend the period of diffusion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Soin des cultures (Agriculture)
  • Agents chimiques (Agriculture)

Spanish

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