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Term search

Allows you to search a word, phrase or standard abbreviation that has an English and French equivalent term in the glossary.

Examples

English term: canola
French term: canola

English term: canola oil
French term: huile de canola

English term: Canada Western Red Spring Wheat
French term: Blé roux de printemps de l'Ouest canadien

Supplementary search

Allows you to search a word, phrase, expression or standard abbreviation contained in supplementary information. This search will provide the term as well as any supplementary information pertaining to that term. This includes all occurrences of the term in all supplementary information fields.

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Examples

English term: canola

English abbreviation: CNL

English definition: the term "canola" was trademarked in 1978 by the Western Canadian Oilseed Crushers' Association to differentiate the new superior low-erucic acid and low-glucosinolate varieties and their products from older rapeseed varieties (Official Grain Grading Guide); prescribed abbreviation

French term: canola

French abbreviation: CNL

French definition: le terme canola a été déposé comme marque de commerce en 1978 par la Western Canadian Oilseed Crushers Association afin de faire la distinction entre les anciennes variétés de colza et les nouvelles variétés améliorées à faible teneur en acide érucique et en glucosinolates ainsi que leurs produits dérivés (Guide officiel du classement des grains); abréviation réglementaire

English term: glucosinolate

English subject field: oilseeds technology

English definition: naturally occurring (chemical) compound which breaks down under the influence of water and an enzyme to give glucose (sugar) and organic compounds containing sulphur and nitrogen; a component of traditional rapeseed that will form anti-growth factors oxazolidinethiones and isothiocyanates on hydrolysis in the presence of the enzyme myrosinase; canola and other "double-zero" varieties of rapeseed contain low amounts of both glucosinolates and erucic acid (Grains & Oilseeds, CIGI, 1982)

French term: glucosinolate

French subject field: technologie des oléagineux

French definition: corps chimique naturel s'hydrolysant sous l'action d'une enzyme pour donner du glucose (sucre) et des composés organiques contenant du soufre et de l'azote; composant du colza ordinaire qui forme des inhibiteurs de croissance, notamment des oxazolidinethiones et des isothiocyanates par hydrolyse en présence d'une enzyme, la myrosinase; le canola et d'autres variétés dites « double zéro » ont une faible teneur en glucosinolates et en acide érucique (Céréales et Oléagineux, IICG, 1984)

English term: Tara

English subject field: variety of peas

English abbreviation: TARA

English definition: standard abbreviation

French term: Tara

French subject field: variété de pois

French abbreviation: TARA

French definition: abréviation standard