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SUBSTANCE COLLOIDALE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-06-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
- Wastewater Treatment
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- colloidal matter 1, record 1, English, colloidal%20matter
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- colloid 2, record 1, English, colloid
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Colloidal matter, which makes water turbid and colours it to a varying degree, behaves as if it were in solution and can only be eliminated by preliminary flocculation. 1, record 1, English, - colloidal%20matter
Record 1, Key term(s)
- colloidal substance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux
- Traitement des eaux usées
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- matière colloïdale
1, record 1, French, mati%C3%A8re%20collo%C3%AFdale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les matières colloïdales qui donnent un trouble à l'eau et lui communiquent une couleur plus ou moins prononcée, se comportent comme si elles étaient en solution et ne peuvent être éliminées qu'à l'aide d'une floculation préalable. 1, record 1, French, - mati%C3%A8re%20collo%C3%AFdale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
colloïde : (nom masculin et adjectif). Désigne un corps dans lequel des particules solides diverses restent en suspension dans un liquide, du fait d'un équilibre appelé l'état colloïdal : les particules, ou micelles, ayant des charges électriques de même signe, se repoussent mutuellement et restent ainsi en suspension stable. 2, record 1, French, - mati%C3%A8re%20collo%C3%AFdale
Record 1, Key term(s)
- matières colloïdales
- substance colloïdale
- substances colloïdales
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento del agua
- Tratamiento de aguas residuales
- Química
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sólidos coloidales
1, record 1, Spanish, s%C3%B3lidos%20coloidales
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- coloides 1, record 1, Spanish, coloides
correct, masculine noun, plural
- materia coloidal 1, record 1, Spanish, materia%20coloidal
correct, feminine noun
- sustancia coloidal 2, record 1, Spanish, sustancia%20coloidal
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sólidos finamente divididos, que no se sedimentan, pero que pueden ser separados por coagulación o por acción bioquímica. 1, record 1, Spanish, - s%C3%B3lidos%20coloidales
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fracción de sólidos filtrables se compone de sólidos coloidales y disueltos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - s%C3%B3lidos%20coloidales
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