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NOIR VEGETAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1986-12-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vegetable black
1, record 1, English, vegetable%20black
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In general any form of more or less pure carbon produced by incomplete combustion or destructive distillation of vegetable matter, wood, vines, wine lees. 2, record 1, English, - vegetable%20black
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vegetable black ... [is] any of various black pigments resembling lampblacks but made by charring vegetable matter ... and used chiefly in printing inks, cements, and mortars. 3, record 1, English, - vegetable%20black
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Teintures et pigments (Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- noir végétal
1, record 1, French, noir%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- noir de charbon 2, record 1, French, noir%20de%20charbon
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Noirs végétaux. Ils sont obtenus par calcination, en vase clos, de déchets d'origine végétale (déchets de bois et de liège, noyaux de pêche, sarments de vigne). Leur fabrication est peu développée. Le bois de campêche donne avec certains sels de fer des laques noires qui ont été utilisées pour l'impression des papiers peints. 3, record 1, French, - noir%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Noir végétal [...] Caractères physiques - Charbon de bois broyé en poudre fine. Usages - Peinture. 2, record 1, French, - noir%20v%C3%A9g%C3%A9tal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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