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PRODUIT ADDITION [5 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2015-02-24

English

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

Material added to another, usually in small amounts, to impart or enhance desirable properties or to suppress undesirable properties. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

CONT

In the oil industry, additives are used in lubricating oil, fuel, drilling mud, and cement for cementing casing.

OBS

additive: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
DEF

Substance ajoutée à un produit, normalement en petites quantités, qui permet d'obtenir ou de renforcer des propriétés spéciales, ou de supprimer des propriétés indésirables. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

additif : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petróleo bruto y derivados
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Record 2 2001-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
OBS

Chemical product added to plaster or stucco, for example, to increase the value of certain of its characteristics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
OBS

Produit chimique ajouté à un enduit ou au stuc par exemple, pour augmenter la valeur de certaines de ses caractéristiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
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Record 3 2000-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

A chemical compound that forms from chemical addition of two species.

OBS

adduct: a general term which, whenever appropriate, should be used in preference to the less explicit term "complex."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Produit résultant d'une réaction d'addition.

OBS

adduit : terme général qui devrait être utilisé, chaque fois qu'il est approprié, de préférence à celui moins explicite de «complexe».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
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Record 4 1993-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
DEF

Material added in small quantities to a liquid or granular material to produce some desired modification to its properties.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
DEF

Matériau ajouté en petite quantité à un liquide ou à un matériau granulaire, de façon à provoquer une modification recherchée de ses propriétés.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 5 1992-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
OBS

Additive: A supplementary material combined with a base material to provide special properties. For example, pigments are used as dope additives to give color in mass dyeing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)

Spanish

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