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SCALE WAX [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
DEF

Incompletely de-oiled paraffin wax obtained from slack wax. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

OBS

paraffin scale: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
DEF

Paraffine incomplètement déshuilée, provenant d'un gatsch. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

CONT

D'une qualité commerciale moins pure, la paraffine écaille est caractérisée par un pourcentage d'huile compris entre 1,5 et 3 %.

OBS

paraffine écaille : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

paraffine écaille : terme officiellement recommandé par le Gouvernement français.

Spanish

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