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RAPEUX [2 records]

Record 1 2011-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Food Industries
DEF

Describes the primary taste produced by dilute aqueous solutions of most acid substances (for example, citric acid, tartaric acid).

OBS

acid: Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Qualifie la saveur élémentaire provoquée par des solutions aqueuses diluées de la plupart des corps acides (par exemple acides citrique, tartrique)

OBS

acide : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO et par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química analítica
  • Industria alimentaria
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Record 2 1999-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
DEF

A "green" or "hard" wine with excessive tannin, carried to an extreme.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
DEF

Qualifie un vin dont l'astringence est excessive et relativement désagréable, rendant le vin rugueux et dur.

CONT

Un vin âpre est désagréable à la dégustation. Il est à la fois rude, donnant l'impression de râper la langue au passage, et très astringent, comme s'il crispait l'ensemble des muqueuses.

Spanish

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