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CARBURANT NON PLOMBE [1 record]

Record 1 2017-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • White Products (Petroleum)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
CONT

Many people think that cars with a leaded fuel option cannot run on anything else. But manufacturers do not prohibit the use of lead-free gas for those cars that aren't equipped with catalytic converters ...

OBS

gas: ... short [form] for gasoline.

OBS

In the source "Environment Update", the more generic term "fuel", which applies to any material (oil, gas, coal, etc.) burned to supply heat or power, is sometimes used to mean "gasoline", that is a fuel for internal combustion engines consisting essentially of volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbons.

OBS

unleaded gasoline; no-lead gasoline: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits blancs (Pétrole)
  • Mesures antipollution
DEF

Carburant à indice d'octane normal, ne contenant pas d'additif au plomb, destiné à alimenter les moteurs à allumage par bougies munis de systèmes antipollution, fonctionnant dans toutes les conditions climatiques.

OBS

essence sans plomb : terme et définition normalisés par l'Office de la langue française du Québec.

OBS

essence sans plomb : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos blancos (Petróleo)
  • Medidas contra la contaminación
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