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Record 1 2000-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
  • Pharmacy
DEF

A material which, due to an affinity for certain substances, extracts one or more such substances from a liquid or gaseous medium with which it contacts and which changes physically or chemically, or both, during the process.

CONT

Calcium chloride is an example of a solid absorbent, while solutions of lithium chloride, lithium bromide, and ethylene glycols are liquid absorbents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
  • Pharmacie
DEF

Corps ou substance qui, durant le processus d'absorption, subit un changement d'état et de structure chimique et physique. (Ex. : chlorure de calcium ou de lithium, éthylène glycol, etc.)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Acondicionamiento de aire y calefacción
  • Farmacia
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