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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2023-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Crops
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
  • Plant Diseases
DEF

[A] discolouration on the germ end of kernels of grain caused by numerous species of fungi and bacteria.

CONT

Blackpoint is found in barley, triticale and wheat, although there is no separate tolerance defined for blackpoint in barley. Kernels are susceptible during periods of rainfall or humidity above 90%-particularly during filling or maturation. Blackpoint does not usually reduce yields, but it can reduce grade and quality. Blackpoint is especially troublesome on durum wheat because black specks can appear in the semolina.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes industrielles
  • Minoterie et céréales
  • Maladies des plantes
DEF

[Tache] près du germe des grains (grains mouchetés) causée par de nombreuses espèces de champignons et bactéries.

CONT

La moucheture atteint l'orge, le triticale et le blé, mais on n'a fixé aucune tolérance distincte concernant l'orge mouchetée. Les grains y sont vulnérables pendant les périodes prolongées de pluie ou d'humidité supérieure à 90 %, notamment aux stades de remplissage et de croissance. La moucheture ne nuit pas normalement aux rendements, mais elle peut atteindre la qualité et constituer un facteur de déclassement. Les dégâts chez le blé dur peuvent être importants puisque les piqûres noires peuvent paraître dans la semoule et la rendre impropre à d'autres transformations.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de plantas industriales
  • Molinería y cereales
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
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Record 2 2023-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
  • Clothes Cleaning and Dyeing Services
  • Wool Industry
CONT

Burl or Speck Dyeing : This is done mostly on woolens or worsteds;... specks and blemishes are covered by [different] colors and shades. It is a hand operation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
  • Teinturerie
  • Industrie lainière
DEF

Traitement consistant à teindre les pailles ou fibres de natures diverses tranchant en clair sur le fond coloré de tout article textile, en altérant le moins possible la nuance de celui-ci.

OBS

époutillage : désignation et définition normalisées par l'AFNOR; définition reproduite avec son autorisation.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Zoology
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Marine Biology
DEF

An aquatic animal that feeds on small specks of organic matter that have drifted down through the water and settled on the bottom.

OBS

Examples of deposit feeders are flounders, eels, haddock, bass, crabs, shellfish, snails and sea cucumbers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zoologie
  • Comportement animal
  • Biologie marine
DEF

[Animal aquatique qui se nourrit] à partir de matière organique particulaire déposée sur le fond, contenant divers déchets minéraux ou organiques ainsi qu'un feutrage algal ou bactérien plus ou moins abondant.

Spanish

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Record 4 2021-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Restoration of Works of Art (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A speck of excrement left by a fly.

CONT

Insects can leave very acidic materials(e. g. excrement such as fly specks) on a painting's surface.

OBS

flyspeck; fly speck: designations usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • flyspecks
  • fly specks

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Restauration d'œuvres d'art (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
CONT

Les insectes peuvent laisser derrière eux des excréments très acides (les chiures de mouches, entre autres) sur la couche picturale des peintures.

OBS

chiure de mouche : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • chiures de mouche
  • chiures de mouches

Spanish

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Record 5 2017-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Painting (Arts)
  • Restoration of Works of Art (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

An accidental deposit of foreign material that was not part of the painting process.

OBS

Dried liquid residue, foodstuff or fly specks are examples of these types of deposits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peinture (Arts)
  • Restauration d'œuvres d'art (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Dépôt superficiel et accidentel d'une matière étrangère, ultérieur à l'exécution de la peinture.

OBS

Les résidus de liquides séchés, les parcelles d'aliments et les chiures de mouches sont des exemples dépôts.

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Fungi and Myxomycetes
CONT

Rhizoctonia canker, caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia solani, is a fairly common problem on potato production in Kansas. The disease may occur as a surface blemish on the tubers or more seriously as a disease on new sprouts from seed pieces. Affected tubers may be pitted or cracked, but commonly they only show flat irregular lumps or specks(similar to small clumps of soil) on the skin which will not wash off.

OBS

black scurf of potato: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Champignons et myxomycètes
CONT

Le rhizoctone brun de la pomme de terre [...] est provoqué par Rhizoctonia solani Khun [...] une forme stérile d'un champignon basidiomycète [...] La maladie se traduit de façon caractéristique par des attaques sur la base des tiges, induisant des problèmes d'alimentation hydrique et par conséquent une perte de rendement, et par la formation de sclérotes sur les tubercules fils.

OBS

rhizoctone brun : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
  • Hongos y mixomicetos
OBS

Agente causal: Rhizoctonia solani.

OBS

Presencia de esclerocios en la superficie de los tubérculos afectados y lesiones necróticas en los tallos.

OBS

No debe confundirse con el virus de enrollamiento de la papa (PLRV) que también produce encarrujamiento de las hojas apicales.

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Record 7 2012-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
CONT

Breyers’ entry in the lactose-free ice cream market is 99-percent lactose free. To date, the only flavor is vanilla. Breyers says it uses real vanilla bean specks in its lactose-free ice cream.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
DEF

Crème glacée à laquelle on ajoute l’enzyme lactase et ne contenant donc aucun lactose détectable, ce qui la rend plus facile à digérer pour les personnes intolérantes au lactose.

Spanish

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Record 8 2010-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Agricultural Economics
CONT

Preprocessing(debranning) of durum wheat before semolina milling appears to improve durum wheat milling extraction rate and semolina refinement(lower ash and fewer specks).

OBS

Terms used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Économie agricole
CONT

Depuis le milieu du XXe siècle, les meuneries enrichissent la farine blanche pour compenser les pertes survenues lors de l'extraction du son et du germe.

OBS

Terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Economía agrícola
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Record 9 2008-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
  • Breadmaking
DEF

A high-grade wheat flour that is free from bran, embryo, and aleurone and that consists wholly of endosperm of sound wheat grains usually with outer parts of the endosperm removed.

CONT

The purest flour, selected from the purest flour streams released in the mill, is often called patent flour. It has very low mineral(or ash) content and is remarkably free from traces specks and other impurities.

OBS

Term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

Key term(s)
  • patent wheat flour

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minoterie et céréales
  • Boulangerie
CONT

Une farine très blanche est dite farine «fleur», ou farine supérieure; elle provient directement de la première mouture, une fois ôtées les semoules et les issues.

OBS

Termes en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

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Record 10 2007-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Vegetable Crop Production
CONT

Downy Mildew of Cabbage. Caused by the fungus Peronospora parasitica. Damage occurs mostly to young plants or to exposed leaves of heading plants.

CONT

The fungus causing downy mildew of cabbage also attacks other crucifers, such as cauliflower, collards, Chinese cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, kale, and kohlrabi... The first symptoms of downy mildew are the formation of black specks and yellow-brown spots on the upper leaf surface, accompanied by the development of a fluffy mold growth on the lower surface. Young leaves may fall off when infected, and on older leaves, the spots may coalesce, producing large, sunken, tan spots. The disease can attack young seedlings or plants that have already headed. On older cabbage plants, the disease produces dark, sunken spots, which may appear purplish, on the head or wrapper leaves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Production légumière
CONT

Mildiou de la laitue et mildiou du chou. Ces mildious affectent surtout les jeunes plants sous châssis ou sous abris plastiques. Les feuilles extérieures présentent un jaunissement à leur face supérieure et un duvet blanchâtre se forme à leur face intérieure.

Spanish

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Record 11 2007-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Vegetable Crop Production
DEF

A bacterial disease of plants characterized by small lesions on plant parts.

CONT

This plant disease is caused by a bacterium(Pseudomonas syringae) that attacks young tomatoes. This disease is commonly confused with bacterial spot. Bacterial speck attacks tomatoes only; peppers are not infected. The specks on the fruit mark the skin but do not extend into the inner tissue.

OBS

Many tiny(1/16 inch), slightly raised, dark brown specks appear on the green fruit. A white border surrounds each speck. Dark brown to black spots 1/16 inch in diameter occur on the leaves. The surrounding tissue turns yellow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Production légumière
DEF

Maladie parasitaire causée par une bactérie Pseudomas syringae pv. tomato.

CONT

Moucheture bactérienne. [...] La maladie se remarque surtout sur les fruits, où elle engendre de nombreuses taches brun foncé, d'un diamètre de 1 à 2 mm. Ces taches pénètrent à peine plus profondément que l'épaisseur de la peau. Parfois, les lésions sont plus étendues et plus irrégulières, ressemblent beaucoup à celles de la tache bactérienne [...] Sur les feuilles, la moucheture bactérienne donne naissance à des taches qui vont du brun foncé au noir et sont un peu plus grandes que celles qui touchent les fruits.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
  • Producción hortícola
OBS

Agente causal: Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomate.

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Record 12 2007-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Geochemistry
DEF

Introduction of, or replacement by, pyrite.

CONT

Pyritization is a common process of hydrothermal alteration and often involves the introduction of fine-grained pyrite disseminated as specks in rock adjacent to veins.

OBS

e.g. the replacement of the original material of the hard parts of certain fossil animals and plants by pyrite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Géochimie

Spanish

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Record 13 2006-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Metal Ores
  • Geochemistry
  • Economic Geology
DEF

Sulfide scattered as specks and veinlets through rocks and constituting not over 20 percent of the total rock volume.

CONT

From the base upwards, massive sulphide gives way through disseminated sulphides in a silicate gangue to lightly mineralized and then barren rock ...

Key term(s)
  • dissemination of sulfide

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
  • Géochimie
  • Géologie économique
CONT

Les sulfures sont soit massifs, soit disséminés. [...] La chromite est mieux représentée dans les sulfures massifs que dans les disséminés.

Spanish

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Record 14 2006-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
CONT

Yellow Sigatoka. The first symptom of the disease is the appearance of yellow-green specks in the lower surface of the third and fourth youngest open leaf. The specks elongate and expand into clearly visible brown streaks. As the streaks further increase in size, they become elliptical brown spots surrounded by a yellow halo that separate the spot from the normal green leaf tissue. When the spots become fully developed, the central areas turn gray, which eventually are surrounded by dark brown or black margin with yellow halo. The spots group together to form large areas of light brown, dried-up leaf tissues. This leads to premature dying of the leaves.

OBS

Symptoms of yellow Sigatoka ... typically develop more slowly than symptoms of black Sigatoka ...

OBS

Authors often use "Sigatoka disease" in reference to the "yellow Sigatoka disease" and will add "black" in front of "Sigatoka disease" if they don’t talk about the yellow one.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Arboriculture fruitière
CONT

Les maladies foliaires causées par les Mycosphaerella spp. comprennent trois champignons ascomycètes apparentés : Mycosphaerella fijiensis, agent de la maladie des raies noires ou cercosporiose noire, M. musicola, agent de la maladie de Sigatoka ou cercosporiose jaune [...]

OBS

La «maladie de Sigatoka» fait habituellement référence à la «Sigatoka jaune» ou «cercosporiose jaune». Lorsqu'il s'agit de la cercosporiose noire, les auteurs vont habituellement parler de «Sigatoka noire» ou «maladie des raies noires».

Spanish

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Record 15 2006-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
CONT

Floaters are entoptic images of opacities in the vitreous. Entoptic image is a visual perception that is produced by structures within the eye-in this case vitreous opacities. Patients complain of small specks or dots that can be seen against a bright background such as a diffusely illuminated wall or the blue sky. Sometimes fine dark lines in amorphous mass-like small branching twigs-are seen. These floaters move around and are also called ’muscae volitantes’ because they seem to dart about like flies as the eye is moved.

OBS

The vitreous is a jelly like substance which changes consistency as we age. This change causes the vitreous to separate from the retina. When this happens, the back of the vitreous can be seen as a floater. Most people describe this as a spider web or floating speck. High myopia and trauma can make vitreous separations occur earlier.

OBS

The terms "vitreous floater" and "floater" are usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • vitreous floaters
  • floaters

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Opacités troublant la transparence du vitré.

CONT

La présence des corps flottants est due à l'agglomération d'éléments d'origine embryonnaire ou pathologique (décollement de rétine, décollement du vitré par exemple). Les mouvements du globe oculaire les rendent perceptibles par le sujet, sous la forme de corpuscules mobiles. La présence de corps flottants est courante dans les yeux sains des personnes âgées.

OBS

Les termes «corps flottant du vitré» et «corps flottant» sont habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • corps flottants du vitré
  • corps flottants

Spanish

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Record 16 2004-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A small, rounded inclusion which at 10x magnification is visible, but not large enough to be distinguishable as an included crystal.

CONT

Minute [included] crystals that look like small specks under 10X magnification are called pinpoints.

OBS

Usually white; dark pinpoints are sometimes incorrectly called carbon spots or carbon pinpoints, but carbon does not occur as an inclusion in diamond.

Key term(s)
  • pin-point

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Petite inclusion qui sous un grossissement de x10 a généralement l'apparence d'un tout petit point.

OBS

Se rencontre seule, en groupes ou en chapelets.

Spanish

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Record 17 2001-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

Offset spray which falls on sheets in such quantity that it may interfere with ink transfer from blanket to paper; it can result in small white unprinted specks in the prints.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques

Spanish

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Record 18 2001-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
CONT

Although one of the primary aims in durum wheat milling is to produce a speck-free product, bran specks in the final product are unavoidable. If wheat is improperly cleaned, foreign material such as earth pellets or insect fragments may also appear as black specks; kernels damaged by severe smudge, mildew, black point or ergot will also cause speckiness. Since a specky product is undesirable, one test for checking the efficiency of milling is the determination of number of specks per unit area of semolina. The definition of "speck" is not clear cut and differentiation must be made between bran specks and other dark or black specks. Insufficient cleaning of wheat, presence of damaged kernels in low grade wheats, and inefficient purification contribute to speckiness. Normally, the number of specks is reported as specks per 100 square centimetres.

CONT

Criteria for judging quality. Flour color : A very simple way to determine color differences in different batches of flour is to look at the color of different types of flour under a sheet of glass. This can be done with more than one flour at a time. This method not only facilitates a comparison of the whiteness of different flours but allows for an inspection for impurities. The flour should have a... "perfectly regular consistency and not contain any specks". This obviously does not pertain to mixed grain or to other than white flours.

OBS

Mostly used in the plural.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Minoterie et céréales
CONT

Bien que l'absence de piqûres soit une des caractéristiques les plus recherchées des semoules, les piqûres de son sont inévitables dans le produit final. Avec des blés mal nettoyés, divers corps étrangers (terre, fragments d'insectes) peuvent également apparaître comme des piqûres noires, tandis que les grains fortement avariés par la moucheture, le mildiou, la rouille ou l'ergot présenteront également des piqûres. Comme un produit piqué est indésirable, la détermination du nombre de piqûres par unité de surface de semoule constitue un test permettant de vérifier l'efficacité de la mouture. La définition du terme «piqûre» est imprécise et l'on doit établir une distinction entre celles qui sont causées par le son et les autres piqûres noires ou foncées. Un nettoyage insuffisant du blé, la présence de grains endommagés dans les blés de qualité inférieure et un sassage défectueux sont autant de causes possibles de la présence de piqûres. Normalement, leur nombre s'exprime en piqûres par 100 cm carrés.

OBS

Utilisé le plus souvent au pluriel.

Spanish

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Record 19 2000-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
DEF

size specks : Paper defects appearing as transparent spots in the sheet. They are caused by agglomerated size material in the stock furnish which did not disperse in the papermaking process.

Key term(s)
  • size specks

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du papier

Spanish

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Record 20 2000-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

Containing stains, specks, or spots in paper, e. g., prints or books, mostly caused by mold or mildew.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du papier
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Se dit d'un papier marqué de points, de petites taches sombres causés principalement par l'humidité.

Spanish

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Record 21 2000-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
DEF

pitch spots : A paper defect consisting of specks on the sheet caused by the separating of resinous materials in the pulp stock before the sheet is formed on the paper machine.

Key term(s)
  • pitch spots

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du papier
DEF

Tache sur le papier due à la présence de résine dans la pâte avant la formation de la feuille sur la machine à papier.

Spanish

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Record 22 2000-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
DEF

color spots : Unwanted multi-colored specks appearing on the sheet surface caused by dyes collecting in various surface areas of the headbox of a paper machine, as the result of drying, and subsequently falling off onto the sheet or onto the wires.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du papier

Spanish

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Record 23 2000-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
DEF

Paper defect caused by dark specks in the sheet as a result of bark fragments carrying over from the pulping operation.

Key term(s)
  • bark specks

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du papier
DEF

Défaut du papier causé par la présence de débris d'écorce dans la pâte mécanique après l'opération d'épuration.

Spanish

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Record 24 1999-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological and Other Scientific Names
OBS

A same designation could refer to a geographic or a geologic entity, sometimes with a slight variant in spelling or writing. It is important to distinguish one from the other and write each correctly according to the given context.

OBS

The shale [Second White specks shale] forms the Keld Member of the Favel Formation.

OBS

Located in Western Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géologiques ou scientifiques
OBS

La règle concernant la majuscule au générique d'un nom géologique demeure imprécise. Habituellement, les noms de divisions stratigraphiques portent la majuscule et les entités de moindre importance n'en portent pas.

OBS

Une même désignation peut se référer à une entité géographique et à une entité géologique, parfois avec une légère variante. Il importe de bien distinguer l'une de l'autre et d'utiliser la graphie correcte selon le contexte.

OBS

Ce schiste [le Second schiste argileux de White Specks] constitue le niveau de Keld de la formation de Favel.

Spanish

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Record 25 1998-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
DEF

Coated paper defect where specks give a grainy or textured appearance to the coated surface. They are manifest in prints by variations in ink receptivity or printed gloss. In paper they appear as small dots usually 0. 75 mm(1/32") in diameter, randomly distributed over all or much of the web area. Detectable by ink wipe, print test or light iodine burn-out. May contribute to mottle(backtrap mottle). Caused by non-uniform binder distribution(migration).

Key term(s)
  • binder migration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du papier
DEF

Petite tache due à une surface partiellement couchée. Une mauvaise dispersion de la sauce de couchage ou un couchage imparfait en sont les principales causes.

Spanish

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Record 26 1998-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ornamental Glassware
  • Types of Glass
DEF

An undissolved tiny bubble of gas or air that rises to the surface while melting the ingredients of glass, especially in an inadequately heated old-style furnace.

CONT

If not removed, seeds show as tiny specks in the finished glass object.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verrerie d'art
  • Sortes de verre

Spanish

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Record 27 1997-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
CONT

Problem : Black specks. Probable causes : Material contaminated or hold-up material flaking off melt channel. Correction : Check incoming material; clean melt channel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie

Spanish

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Record 28 1997-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
CONT

Problem : Black specks. Probable causes : Material contaminated or hold-up material flaking off melt channel. Correction : Check incoming material; clean melt channel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie

Spanish

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Record 29 1993-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
OBS

groom :(of an animal) to tend(itself or another) by removing dirt, parasite, or specks of other matter from the fur, skin, feathers, etc., often performed as a social act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal

Spanish

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Record 30 1993-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
DEF

To tend(itself or another) by removing dirt, parasites, or specks or other matter from the fur, skin, feathers, etc. often performed as a social act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
OBS

toilette : Action d'un animal qui se nettoie ou nettoie son petit, lustre son poil ou ses plumes.

Spanish

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Record 31 1992-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
  • Horse Husbandry
DEF

Red spots in the sole or frog of variable size which, upon close examination, appear to be made up of tiny red specks very close together.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
  • Élevage des chevaux
CONT

La bleime est sèche quand la corne est simplement colorée en jaune et pointillée de sang; peu grave, elle fait rarement boiter.

Spanish

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Record 32 1991-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
CONT

He may have suffered a minor set of brain injuries. These tend to be punctate lesions fairly scattered and produce inconsistent changes in cognitive function.

OBS

punctate. Consisting of or characterized by minute, pointlike marks or specks, as a skin lesion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
OBS

ponctué(e). Semé de taches en forme de points.

Spanish

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Record 33 1991-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
CONT

Name of Test : Fineness of Grind(Grind Gauge Test). What is being tested. The fineness of the coarsest group of particles in the batch of paint.... The paint paste is placed into grooves in a carefully machined steel block, and a carefully machined scraper is drawn down over the block in the direction of the grooves. The grooves... are graduated uniformly in depth.... The reading is taken at the point at which the specks(large particles) in the film appear to predominate....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques

Spanish

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Record 34 1988-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
OBS

Specks of seasoning or food in a salad intended to improve its appearance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
OBS

Garniture à salades ou assaisonnement à salades.

Spanish

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Record 35 1986-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
DEF

An imperfection in lithographic presswork due to a number of causes such as dirt on press, hardened specks of ink, or any dry hard particle working into the ink or onto the plate or offset blanket.

Key term(s)
  • hicky

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lithographie, offset et phototypie
DEF

défaut d'impression d'une presse offset causé par des poussières ou des particules étrangères qui se déposent dans l'encre ou sur la plaque pendant l'impression.

Spanish

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Record 36 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
CONT

flea dirts, looking like black specks, in the coat. The fur should be springy to the touch

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats
CONT

qu'il s'agisse de la couleur du pelage, de la longueur du poil [...] les particularités d'une race sont dues à des changements survenus dans la cellule sexuelle [aussi : robe, p.179]

Spanish

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Record 37 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Cotton Industry
OBS

it(...) has clinging to [cotton] a certain amount of seed-coat fragments, aborted seeds, and(...) fragments of the cotton plant. These impurities are known(...) as--. They appear as dark specks in yarn or(...) cloth

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Industrie cotonnière
OBS

le coton (...) contient des cires, des pectines et des matières colorantes naturelles (...) Il existe aussi des particules de graines, de feuilles et de tiges de cotonnier, que l'on appelle les --.

Spanish

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Record 38 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
CONT

In physical development, the enlargement of the latent image specks is achieved by the deposition upon them of silver that is not necessarily derived from the silver halide in the emulsion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
CONT

Il est [...] possible d'engendrer l'image visible, en déposant, autour des germes de l'image latente, [...] des particules d'argent provenant de la réduction d'un sel d'argent soluble [...] : c'est le développement physique

Spanish

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