épurateur
- Domaine
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- métallurgie
- Dernière mise à jour
Termes privilégiés :
- épurateur n. m.
- agent purifiant n. m.
- éliminateur d'impuretés n. m.
Traductions
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anglais
Auteur : Office québécois de la langue française,Définition
Any metal or alloy which has the ability to remove traces of gaseous impurities from molten metals by combination or adsorption; these are used in the manufacture of steel to eliminate oxygen, nitrogen, etc., during the melting process.
Note :
They are also used in vacuum devices to pick up stray gaseous molecules; in this application they are called getters.
Termes :
- scavenger
- scavenging agent