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bêta [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- beta soldier beetle
1, record 1, English, beta%20soldier%20beetle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Cantharidae. 2, record 1, English, - beta%20soldier%20beetle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cantharide bêta
1, record 1, French, cantharide%20b%C3%AAta
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Cantharidae. 2, record 1, French, - cantharide%20b%C3%AAta
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-05-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Human Diseases
- Animal Diseases
- Epidemiology
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- betacoronavirus
1, record 2, English, betacoronavirus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The alphacoronaviruses HCoV-NL63 and -229E and the betacoronaviruses HCoV-OC43 and -HKU1 are established human pathogens. They are responsible for episodes of common cold in humans worldwide. 2, record 2, English, - betacoronavirus
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A virus genus of the family Coronaviridae. 3, record 2, English, - betacoronavirus
Record 2, Key term(s)
- beta coronavirus
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Maladies humaines
- Maladies des animaux
- Épidémiologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bétacoronavirus
1, record 2, French, b%C3%A9tacoronavirus
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Genre de virus de la famille des Coronaviridae. 2, record 2, French, - b%C3%A9tacoronavirus
Record 2, Key term(s)
- béta-coronavirus
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
- Enfermedades humanas
- Enfermedades de los animales
- Epidemiología
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- betacoronavirus
1, record 2, Spanish, betacoronavirus
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-05-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sicilian broad-ribbed beet
1, record 3, English, sicilian%20broad%2Dribbed%20beet
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- roman kale 1, record 3, English, roman%20kale
correct
- silver beet 1, record 3, English, silver%20beet
correct
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- poirée à carde
1, record 3, French, poir%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20carde
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- carde 1, record 3, French, carde
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- acelga-cardo
1, record 3, Spanish, acelga%2Dcardo
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-05-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- sea beet
1, record 4, English, sea%20beet
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- betterave sauvage
1, record 4, French, betterave%20sauvage
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- acelga salvaje
1, record 4, Spanish, acelga%20salvaje
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima 1, record 4, Spanish, Beta%20vulgaris%20ssp%2E%20maritima
Latin
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2016-05-10
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- yellow beet
1, record 5, English, yellow%20beet
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- betterave jaune
1, record 5, French, betterave%20jaune
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- betterave potagère à chair jaune 1, record 5, French, betterave%20potag%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20chair%20jaune
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- remolacha amarilla
1, record 5, Spanish, remolacha%20amarilla
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2016-03-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Horticulture
- Vegetable Crop Production
Universal entry(ies) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Swiss chard
1, record 6, English, Swiss%20chard
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- leaf beet 2, record 6, English, leaf%20beet
correct
- leaf chard 3, record 6, English, leaf%20chard
correct
- chard 4, record 6, English, chard
correct
- sea kale beet 5, record 6, English, sea%20kale%20beet
correct
- silver beet 5, record 6, English, silver%20beet
correct
- spinach beet 6, record 6, English, spinach%20beet
correct
- seakale beet 7, record 6, English, seakale%20beet
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A leafy variety of the beet, Beta vulgaris, grown for its shiny dark green leaves and smooth white or red stalks. The stalks are usually cooked separately from the leaves, which are cooked and served like spinach ... 8, record 6, English, - Swiss%20chard
Record 6, Key term(s)
- white leaf beet
- perpetual spinach
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Horticulture
- Production légumière
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- bette à cardes
1, record 6, French, bette%20%C3%A0%20cardes
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- bette 2, record 6, French, bette
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Légume dont on consomme essentiellement la côte, ou carde. 3, record 6, French, - bette%20%C3%A0%20cardes
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au Canada le terme le plus répandu est «bette à cardes». 4, record 6, French, - bette%20%C3%A0%20cardes
Record 6, Key term(s)
- poirée
- carde
- bette poirée
- bette à côtes blette
- blète
- carde poirée
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Horticultura
- Producción hortícola
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- acelga
1, record 6, Spanish, acelga
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2016-01-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Industrial Crops
Universal entry(ies) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- sugar beet
1, record 7, English, sugar%20beet
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- sugarbeet 2, record 7, English, sugarbeet
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Four distinct types [of beets] are cultivated for four different purposes: (1) the garden beet [as] a garden vegetable; (2) the sugar beet, a major source of sugar: (3) the mangel-wurzel, or mangold, a succulent feed for livestock; and (4) the leaf beet, or Swiss chard, for its leaves, which may be eaten or used as a seasoning. [The] sugar beet, commercially the most important type, [accounts] for about a third of the world's sugar production ... 3, record 7, English, - sugar%20beet
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Culture des plantes industrielles
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- betterave à sucre
1, record 7, French, betterave%20%C3%A0%20sucre
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- betterave sucrière 1, record 7, French, betterave%20sucri%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- betterave industrielle 2, record 7, French, betterave%20industrielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La betterave industrielle. La culture de la betterave à sucre débuta en France en 1811, lorsqu'un décret impérial ordonna que [des hectares] lui soient consacrés afin de pallier les effets du blocus anglais qui entravait l'arrivage du sucre de canne en provenance des Antilles. 3, record 7, French, - betterave%20%C3%A0%20sucre
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Cultivo de plantas industriales
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- remolacha azucarera
1, record 7, Spanish, remolacha%20azucarera
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Es una planta de la familia de las Quenopodiáceas (orden Centrospermae) y deriva de la "Beta Marítima", especie originaria del litoral mediterráneo. 2, record 7, Spanish, - remolacha%20azucarera
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La remolacha azucarera durante el primer año desarrolla una gruesa raíz napiforme y una roseta de hojas; durante el segundo, emite una inflorescencia copiosamente ramificada, en panículo y puede pasar de un metro. [...] Aunque el principal aprovechamiento del cultivo de la remolacha sea la producción de azúcar, también se obtienen otros subproductos [...] como son las melazas y las pulpas. 2, record 7, Spanish, - remolacha%20azucarera
Record 8 - internal organization data 2012-10-22
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- B-lactamase 1, record 8, English, B%2Dlactamase
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- beta-lactamase 1, record 8, English, beta%2Dlactamase
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The search for inhibitors which inactivate enzymes that degrade antibiotics promises to be a decisive step in developing effective chemotherapy and to date the success achieved with B-lactamase inhibitors, such as clavulanic acid, thienamycins and olivanic acids, is of great significance. 1, record 8, English, - B%2Dlactamase
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- B-lactamase
1, record 8, French, B%2Dlactamase
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- bêta-lactamase 1, record 8, French, b%C3%AAta%2Dlactamase
feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La recherche d'inhibiteurs qui activent les enzymes qui dégradent les antibiotiques promet d'être une étape décisive dans la mise au point d'une chimiothérapie efficace et le succès obtenu à ce jour avec des inhibiteurs de la B-lactamase, comme l'acide clavulanique, les thiénamycines et les acides olivaniques, est très significatif. 1, record 8, French, - B%2Dlactamase
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bioquímica
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- beta-lactamasa
1, record 8, Spanish, beta%2Dlactamasa
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2012-06-04
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- perpetual beta
1, record 9, English, perpetual%20beta
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Software or systems which are always in a testing phase. 1, record 9, English, - perpetual%20beta
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- bêta perpétuelle
1, record 9, French, b%C3%AAta%20perp%C3%A9tuelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- version bêta perpétuelle 2, record 9, French, version%20b%C3%AAta%20perp%C3%A9tuelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] Live OneCare est entrée dans un cycle de «bêta perpétuelle». Pour comprendre le sens de l'expression, il faut par exemple regarder du côté de chez Google où chaque logiciel est constamment en version bêta, en dehors de quelques rares versions officielles et finales. 1, record 9, French, - b%C3%AAta%20perp%C3%A9tuelle
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Internet y telemática
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- beta perpétuo
1, record 9, Spanish, beta%20perp%C3%A9tuo
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La beta perpetua es un concepto relacionado con la Web 2.0 y con el desarrollo de software siguiendo los principios ágiles. Las aplicaciones que se pueden considerar parte de la Web 2.0 se han caracterizado por su rápida respuesta a los cambios y por un feedback continuo de la comunidad de usuarios. 2, record 9, Spanish, - beta%20perp%C3%A9tuo
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[…] los servicios de la Web 2.0 se encuentran siempre en "beta perpetua" evolucionando constantemente, a diferencia de los ciclos cerrados de desarrollo de otros servicios y aplicaciones. 3, record 9, Spanish, - beta%20perp%C3%A9tuo
Record 10 - internal organization data 1999-02-09
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- portfolio beta score 1, record 10, English, portfolio%20beta%20score
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Volatility of a securities portfolio calculated according to the Beta coefficients of each individual security. 1, record 10, English, - portfolio%20beta%20score
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
portfolio beta score: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 10, English, - portfolio%20beta%20score
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- degré béta dans un portefeuille
1, record 10, French, degr%C3%A9%20b%C3%A9ta%20dans%20un%20portefeuille
masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Volatilité d'un portefeuille de valeurs calculée en raison des coefficients béta des différentes valeurs qui le forment. 1, record 10, French, - degr%C3%A9%20b%C3%A9ta%20dans%20un%20portefeuille
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
degré béta dans un portefeuille : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 10, French, - degr%C3%A9%20b%C3%A9ta%20dans%20un%20portefeuille
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bolsa de valores
Record 10, Main entry term, Spanish
- grado beta de una cartera
1, record 10, Spanish, grado%20beta%20de%20una%20cartera
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 10, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Volatilidad de una cartera de valores calculada en función de los coeficientes beta de los distintos valores que la componen. 1, record 10, Spanish, - grado%20beta%20de%20una%20cartera
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grado beta de una cartera: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 10, Spanish, - grado%20beta%20de%20una%20cartera
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