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1 oil thinning
The English-Russian dictionary general scientific > oil thinning
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2 oil thinning
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3 oil thinning
Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > oil thinning
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6 thinning
1. n с. -х. продёргивание, прореживание, прорывка2. n с. -х. прореживание, лесонасаждений3. n с. -х. хим. разбавление, разжижение4. n с. -х. щепки, древесные отходыСинонимический ряд:watering (verb) attenuating; cutting; diluting; extenuating; rarefying; watering; weakening; wiredrawing -
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1. утончение2. утончающий; утончающийся3. заострение; разжижение -
8 thinning down
The English-Russian dictionary general scientific > thinning down
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9 fluid
флюид; жидкость; газ; жидкая или газообразная среда; раствор; газонефтяная система || жидкий
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флюид (жидкость, газ, смесь жидкостей и газов)brackish water-base drilling fluid — буровой раствор на жёсткой воде (напр. морской)
organic colloid treated fluid — буровой раствор, обработанный органическим коллоидом
saturated salt water-base drilling fluid — буровой раствор на воде, насыщенной поваренной солью
to circulate drilling fluid — качать буровой раствор по замкнутой циркуляционной схеме;
to confine formation fluid within the hole — удерживать пластовой флюид в скважине;
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флюид (вещество, способное течь, фильтроваться через пористую среду; флюидами могут быть и жидкости и газы)
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1) флюид (/i]); газонефтяная система2) газ; газообразная среда || газообразный3) жидкость; текучая среда || жидкий; текучий•full of fluid — заполненный флюидом;
fluid in hole — флюид в скважине;
fluid in place — флюид в пластовых условиях;
to circulate drilling fluid — качать буровой раствор по замкнутой циркуляционной схеме;
to confine formation fluid within hole — удерживать пластовой флюид в скважине;
to flash by borehole fluids — промывать пласт скважинными флюидами;
to hold fluid within hole — удерживать пластовый флюид в скважине;
- abrasive drilling fluidfluid to surface — расстояние от уровня жидкости в скважине до дневной поверхности;
- acid-base fracturing fluid
- acid-displacement fluid
- acid-kerosene emulsion fluid
- acid-spacer fluid
- aerated displacement fluid
- aerated drilling fluid
- aerated spacer fluid
- aggressive fluids
- alkaline displacement fluid
- alkaline spacer fluid
- behind-the-packer fluid
- Bingham fluid
- borehole fluid
- brackish water-base drilling fluid
- breakdown fluid
- bypass fluid
- casing fluid
- chemical washing fluid
- circulating fluid
- circulation fluid
- clay-free completion drilling fluid
- clear completion fluid
- clear packer fluid
- completion fluid
- condensed fluid
- coring fluid
- control fluid
- corrosive fluid
- cut annular fluid
- cuttings-laden mud fluid
- displaced fluid
- displacement fluid
- displacing fluid
- double-phase fluid
- drill fluid
- drilling fluid
- driving fluid
- emulsion displacement fluid
- emulsion spacer fluid
- endogenic fluid
- erosion displacement fluid
- erosion spacer fluid
- ethyl fluid
- fast drilling fluid
- flush fluid
- flushing fluid
- formation fluid
- forced out fluid
- fracture fluid
- fracturing fluid
- free fluid
- fresh water-base drilling fluid
- gas cut fluid
- gaseous fluid
- gassy fluid
- gypsum-treated drilling fluid
- high-conductivity fluid
- high-viscosity displacement fluid
- high-viscosity spacer fluid
- hydraulic fluid
- hydraulic transmission fluid
- hydrocarbon fluid
- imbibition fluid
- immiscible fluids
- immobile fluid
- injected fluid
- injection fluid
- interfacial fluids
- interstitial fluid
- invading fluid
- invasion fluid
- kick fluid
- kill fluid
- lignin displacement fluid
- lignin spacer fluid
- lime drilling fluid
- lime-treated drilling fluid
- load fluid
- low-conductivity fluid
- low-solid drilling fluid
- low-viscosity displacement fluid
- low-viscosity spacer fluid
- mildly saline drilling fluid
- miscible fluids
- mixed fluid
- mobile fluid
- mobile formation fluid
- mud fluid
- mud-laden fluid
- multiphase fluid
- Newtonian fluid
- nonfreezable packer fluid
- non-Newtonian fluid
- oil-base displacement fluid
- oil-base packer fluid
- oil-base protective fluid
- oil-base spacer fluid
- oil-emulsion drilling fluid
- one-phase fluid
- operating fluid
- organic colloid-treated fluid
- overflush fluid
- packer fluid
- perforating fluid
- petroleum-based hydraulic fluid
- polymer displacement fluid
- polymer spacer fluid
- pore fluid
- preflush fluid
- pressure fluid
- pressurized fluid
- processed drilling fluid
- produced fluid
- pump fluid
- pumped-out fluid
- refrigerating fluid
- reservoir fluid
- return fluid
- saline displacement fluid
- saline spacer fluid
- saturated salt water-base drilling fluid
- sealing fluid
- shear thickening drilling fluid
- shear thinning drilling fluid
- single-phase fluid
- solidifying displacement fluid
- solidifying spacer fluid
- sour fluid
- spacer fluid
- stimulation fluid
- surfactant displacement fluid
- surfactant spacer fluid
- synthetic drilling fluid
- thermostable displacement fluid
- thermostable spacer fluid
- top fluid
- torque converter fluid
- total fluid
- treat fluid
- treated drilling fluid
- two-phase fluid
- viscous displacement fluid
- viscous spacer fluid
- viscoelastic fluid
- viscoelastic displacement fluid
- viscoelastic spacer fluid
- viscoplastic fluid
- viscous fluid
- viscous-plastic fluid
- washing fluid
- water-base displacement fluid
- water-base drilling fluid
- water-base rotary drilling fluid
- water-base spacer fluid
- weighted displacement fluid
- weighted spacer fluid
- wellbore fluid
- well-completion fluid
- well-killing fluid
- working fluid
- workover fluid* * *• флюид -
10 agent
агент; среда; вещество; реактив; действующая сила; фактор; реагент
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средство, вещество; добавка; присадка
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фактор, вещество, реагент; агент ( вытесняющий нефть из пласта)
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1) агент; среда; вещество; добавка; присадка2) реактив; реагент3) действующая сила; фактор•- alkaline agent
- anticorrosive agent
- antifoam agent
- antifoaming agent
- antifouling agent
- antifreezing agent
- antiknock agent
- antirust agent
- binding agent
- blocking agent
- blowing agent
- breakdown agent
- bridging agent
- burning agent
- carrying agent
- cementing agent
- chelating agent
- chemical agent
- chemical addition agent
- chemical plugging agent
- clay-free completion drilling agent
- coagulating agent
- colloidal emulsifying agent
- coloring agent
- completion drilling agent
- conditioning agent
- contaminating agent
- corroding agent
- corrosive agent
- curing agent
- cutting agent
- deflocculating agent
- defoaming agent
- dehydrating agent
- demulsifying agent
- deoxidizing agent
- desulfurizing agent
- dispersing agent
- displacement agent
- diverting agent
- drilling agent
- drilling mud cleanout agent
- drilling mud filtration control agent
- drilling mud stabilizing agent
- drilling mud treating agent
- emulsifying agent
- filling agent
- filter-loss agent
- filtrate agent
- flocculating agent
- fluid loss reducing agent
- foaming agent
- frothing agent
- gelling agent
- grouting agent
- interfacial tension reducing agent
- miscible agent
- modifying agent
- molecular emulsifying agent
- mud-cleanout agent
- mud-flush agent
- multipurpose agent
- nitrohumate agent
- nonfermentable agent
- oil-dispersing agent
- oil-wetting agent
- oxidizing agent
- phenol-containing agent
- plasticizing agent
- plugging agent
- polymer extending agent
- precipitating agent
- propping agent
- protective agent
- quenching agent
- reducing agent
- retarding agent
- saponification agent
- sealing agent
- sequestering agent
- squeezing agent
- sulfite-alkaline agent
- sulfonated nitrohumate agent
- surface active agent
- thickening agent
- thinning agent
- viscosity reducing agent
- water-adsorbing agent
- water-control agent
- water-loss control agent
- water-shutoff agent
- water-thickening agent
- weighting agent
- wettability agent
- wetting agent* * * -
11 turpentine
(a type of oil used for thinning certain kinds of paint, cleaning paint-brushes etc.) terpentin* * *(a type of oil used for thinning certain kinds of paint, cleaning paint-brushes etc.) terpentin -
12 emulsion
1) эмульсия•-
acid-kerosene emulsion
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air emulsion
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ammoniacal emulsion
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aqueous emulsion
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asphalt clay emulsion
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asphalt emulsion
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broken emulsion
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chlorobromide emulsion
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coarse-grain emulsion
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crude oil emulsion
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cutting emulsion
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direct positive emulsion
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doctor black-trap emulsion
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fast emulsion
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fine-grain emulsion
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gelatine emulsion
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gelatin emulsion
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grainless emulsion
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heat developable emulsion
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high-speed emulsion
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infrared emulsion
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ink-in-water emulsion
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inverted emulsion
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invert emulsion
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irreversible emulsion
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light-sensitive emulsion
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Lippman emulsion
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liquid refrigerant emulsion
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low-speed emulsion
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meat emulsion
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multilayer emulsion
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negative emulsion
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nuclear emulsion
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oil emulsion
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oil-in-water emulsion
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oil-water emulsion
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orthochromatic emulsion
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packet emulsion
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panchromatic emulsion
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positive emulsion
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process emulsion
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reversible emulsion
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rheopectic emulsion
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road emulsion
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shear thickening emulsion
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shear thinning emulsion
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sludge emulsion
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solid emulsion
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starch-oil emulsion
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trice emulsion
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waste-water emulsion
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water-acid emulsion
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water-in-ink emulsion
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water-in-oil emulsion
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noun1) (resin) Terpentin, das2)[oil of] turpentine — Terpentin, das (ugs.); Terpentinöl, das; attrib.
turpentine substitute — Terpentinersatz, der
* * *(a type of oil used for thinning certain kinds of paint, cleaning paint-brushes etc.) das Terpentin* * *tur·pen·tine[ˈtɜ:pəntaɪn, AM ˈtɜ:r-]\turpentine camphor synthetischer Kampfer* * *['tɜːpəntaɪn]nTerpentin(öl) nt* * *1. BOT Terpentin n* * *noun1) (resin) Terpentin, das2)[oil of] turpentine — Terpentin, das (ugs.); Terpentinöl, das; attrib.
turpentine substitute — Terpentinersatz, der
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14 fluid
1) жидкость || жидкий; жидкостный3) нефт. флюид (жидкость, газ, смесь жидкостей и газов)4) газ || газообразный•to circulate drilling fluid — качать буровой раствор по замкнутой циркуляционной системе;to confine formation fluid within the hole — удерживать пластовой флюид в скважине;-
acid spacer fluid
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aerated drilling fluid
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alkaline spacer fluid
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antiwear hydraulic fluid
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aqueous fluid
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azeotropic fluid
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backwash fluid
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biphase heat-transfer fluid
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brackish water-base drilling fluid
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brackish water drilling fluid
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brake fluid
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breakdown fluid
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calibration fluid
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capacitor dielectric fluid
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carrier fluid
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castor-base fluid
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clear completion fluid
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completion fluid
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compressible fluid
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condensed fluid
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conveyance fluid
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correcting fluid
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cutting fluid
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damping fluid
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deicing fluid
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displacement fluid
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drag-reducing fluid
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drilling fluid
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electrically conducting fluid
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electrode fluid
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emulsion spacer fluid
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eradicating fluid
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erosion spacer fluid
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ester-base hydraulic fluid
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ethyl fluid
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expanded fluid
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fatty oil fluid
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fire resistant fluid
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formation fluid
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fracturing fluid
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frac fluid
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fresh water-base drilling fluid
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fresh water drilling fluid
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gypsum-treated drilling fluid
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gyp-treated drilling fluid
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heat-transfer fluid
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high-water base fluid
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hydraulic fluid
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immiscible fluids
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incompressible fluid
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index-matching fluid
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insulating fluid
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lapping fluid
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lime drilling fluid
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lime-treated drilling fluid
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liquid-crystal fluid
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lubricant-bearing pressurized fluid
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lubricating fluid
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mildly saline drilling fluid
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miscible fluids
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mud fluid
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nonflammable fluid
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oil-base spacer fluid
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operating fluid
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organic colloid treated drilling fluid
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packer fluid
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perforating fluid
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petroleum-based hydraulic fluid
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petroleum hydraulic fluid
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phase change heat fluid
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phosphate ester fluid
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pickling fluid
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pneumatic fluid
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polishing fluid
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polymer spacer fluid
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power fluid
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power law fluid
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pressure fluid
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pressurized fluid
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processing fluid
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pump fluid
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refrigerating fluid
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saline spacer fluid
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saturated salt water-base drilling fluid
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saturated salt water drilling fluid
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sealed fluid
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shear thickening drilling fluid
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shear thinning drilling fluid
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silicone fluid
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single-phase fluid
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smoking fluid
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soluble oil-cutting fluid
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spacer fluid
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starting fluid
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stimulation fluid
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stress-detection fluid
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synthetic hydraulic fluid
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transformer fluid
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treated drilling fluid
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viscoelastic fluid
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viscous fluid
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volatile fluid
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washer fluid
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water-base spacer fluid
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water-glycol fluid
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2) реагент, реактив; реагирующая среда3) агент, представитель•-
accelerating agent
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acidating agent
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acid-binding agent
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acid-condensing agent
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activating agent
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addition agent
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adhesion agent
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aerating agent
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amphoteric surface active agent
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anionic surface active agent
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anionic-activc agent
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anionic agent
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antiaging agent
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antiblocking agent
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antiblock agent
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antichecking agent
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anticoagulating agent
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anticrackle agent
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anticreasing agent
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antidandruff agent
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antifatigue agent
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antifoaming agent
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antifoam agent
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antifogging agent
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antifog agent
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antifouling agent
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antifreezing agent
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antigelation agent
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antiknock agent
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antilivering agent
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antirust agent
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antisag agent
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antiscale agent
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antisettling agent
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antiskinning agent
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antistatic agent
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antistick agent
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antitack agent
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antitarnishing agent
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antitarnish agent
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authorized agent
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bentonite-gelling agent
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bifunctional agent
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binding agent
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blasting agent
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bleaching agent
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blending agent
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blowing agent
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bodying agent
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boiling agent
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bonding agent
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bridging agent
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brightening agent
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bulking agent
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burning agent
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catalytic agent
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cation-active agent
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cation agent
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cationic surface active agent
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cellulating agent
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cementing agent
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chain-terminating agent
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chain-transfer agent
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chaotropic agent
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chelating agent
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chemical addition agent
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chemical agent
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chemical reducing agent
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cleaning agent
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cleansing agent
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clearing agent
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coagulating agent
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coating agent
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coloring agent
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complexing agent
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conditioning agent
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conserving agent
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cooling agent
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corrosive agent
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coupling agent
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creaming agent
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cross-linking agent
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crystal-nucleating agent
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curative agent
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curing agent
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cytostatic agent
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decolorizing agent
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decontamination agent
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deemulsifying agent
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deflocculating agent
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defoaming agent
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degreasing agent
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degumming agent
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dehydrating agent
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demulsifying agent
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dense blasting agent
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deoxidizing agent
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depilating agent
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desulfurizing agent
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developing agent
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dispersing agent
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doping agent
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drilling agent
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drying agent
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eluting agent
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emulsifying agent
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etching agent
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expanding agent
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filling agent
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fining agent
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finishing agent
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fire extinguishing agent
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fire retardant agent
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firing agent
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fixing agent
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flatting agent
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flavoring agent
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flocculating agent
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flotation agent
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flow agent
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fluid loss reducing agent
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fluidizing agent
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fluxing agent
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foaming agent
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fogging agent
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frothing agent
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fumigating agent
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fusing agent
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gaseous agent
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gasifying agent
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gelatinizing agent
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gelling agent
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glossing agent
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grouting agent
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handling agent
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hardening agent
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heat-carrying agent
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impregnating agent
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ionizing agent
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isomerizing agent
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laminating agent
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leaching agent
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leavening agent
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leveling agent
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light-sensitizing agent
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lubricating agent
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maintenance addition agent
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matting agent
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maturing agent
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miscible agent
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misting agent
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modifying agent
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mold-parting agent
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mud-cleanout agent
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mud-flush agent
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nonionic surface active agent
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oil wetting agent
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oil-dispersing agent
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oiling agent
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optical bleaching agent
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optical brightening agent
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oxidizing agent
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parting agent
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passenger sales agent
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penetrating agent
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peptizing agent
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pickling agent
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plasticizing agent
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plugging agent
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polishing agent
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pollution agent
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pore agent
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precipitating agent
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proknocking agent
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proknock agent
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promoting agent
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propping agent
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protective agent
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quenching agent
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reclaiming agent
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redox agent
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reducing agent
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refining agent
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reinforcing agent
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release agent
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retarding agent
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rimming agent
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salting-out agent
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seeding agent
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sensitizing agent
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shortening agent
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short-stopping agent
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silane coupling agent
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sizing agent
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slurry blasting agent
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softening agent
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solvent refining agent
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stabilizing agent
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sterilizing agent
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stimulating agent
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stopping agent
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stripping agent
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structure-forming agent
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sunscreen agent
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surface active agent
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suspending agent
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tanning agent
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texturizing agent
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thickening agent
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thinning agent
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toxic agent
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tracer agent
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washing agent
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water shutoff agent
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water-adsorbing agent
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waterproofing agent
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water-reducing agent
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water-repellent agent
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water-thickening agent
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wax-modifying agent
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wear prevention agent
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wedding agent
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wedging agent
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weighting agent
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16 turpentine
(a type of oil used for thinning certain kinds of paint, cleaning paint-brushes etc.) terebentina* * *tur.pen.tine[t'ə:pəntain] n aguarrás, terebintina. oil/ spirit of turpentine óleo de terebintina. -
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['tɜːpəntaɪn]nome (essenza di) trementina f.* * *(a type of oil used for thinning certain kinds of paint, cleaning paint-brushes etc.) trementina* * *turpentine /ˈtɜ:pəntaɪn/n.● (bot.) turpentine tree ( Pistacia terebinthus), terebinto.(to) turpentine /ˈtɜ:pəntaɪn/v. t.trattare con la trementina.* * *['tɜːpəntaɪn]nome (essenza di) trementina f. -
18 thin
thin [θɪn]1. adjectivea. [person, face, legs, arms] maigre ; [lips, layer, slice, strip, sheet] mince ; [line] fin ; [cloth, garment] léger ; [mattress, wall] peu épais (- aisse f)• to get thin(ner) [person] maigrirb. ( = runny) [liquid, oil] fluide ; [soup, sauce] clairc. ( = not dense) [cloud] léger ; [air, atmosphere] raréfiéd. [crowd] épars ; [hair, beard] clairsemé• to become thinner [crowd, plants, trees, hair] s'éclaircire. ( = feeble) [evidence, plot] peu convaincant ; [majority] faible2. adverb[spread] en couche fine ; [cut] en tranches fines[+ paint, sauce] délayer ; [+ trees] éclaircir[fog, crowd] se disperser ; [numbers] se réduire5. compounds► thin out[crowd, fog] se disperser[+ seedlings, trees] éclaircir* * *[θɪn] 1.1) ( in width) [nose, lips, stick, wall] mince; [line, stripe, string, wire] fin; [strip] étroit2) ( in depth) [slice, layer] fin, mince3) ( in consistency) [mud, mixture] liquide; [soup, liquid, sauce] clair; [oil] fluide4) ( lean) maigre5) ( fine) [card, paper] fin; [fabric, mist] léger/-ère6) ( in tone) ( high-pitched) aigre; ( weak) fluet/fluette7) [population, crowd, hair] clairsemé8) fig [excuse] peu convaincant; [evidence] insuffisant; [plot] squelettiqueto wear thin — [joke, excuse] être usé
9) [air] raréfié2.(colloq) adverb [slice] en tranches fpl fines; [spread] en couche mince3.transitive verb (p prés etc - nn-)1) (also thin down) diluer [paint]; allonger [sauce, soup]4.intransitive verb (p prés etc - nn-) (also thin out) [fog, mist] se dissiper; [crowd] se disperser; [hair] se raréfier5.thinning present participle adjective [hair, crowd] clairseméPhrasal Verbs:- thin out•• -
19 ink
1) чернила2) (печатная) краска || покрывать краской3) тушь- ink up- book ink- dry ink- dye ink- flat ink- foam ink- gold ink- lake ink- long ink- mat ink- soft ink- thin inkАнгло-русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу > ink
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20 agent
1) агент
2) агентский
3) реактив
4) средство
5) возбудитель
6) добавка
7) вещество
8) среда
– activating agent
– aerating agent
– aggregating agent
– air-entraining agent
– alkylation agent
– antiknock agent
– antisludge agent
– bleaching agent
– bloating agent
– chlorinating agent
– coloring agent
– complexing agent
– contact agent
– control agent
– cooling agent
– corrosive agent
– curing agent
– decolorizing agent
– decontaminating agent
– deemulsifying agent
– deflocculating agent
– defoaming agent
– dehydrating agent
– depilating agent
– discoloring agent
– disinfectant agent
– dispersing agent
– drying agent
– dusting agent
– emulsifying agent
– extraneous agent
– fixing agent
– flatting agent
– flocculating agent
– fogging agent
– frothing agent
– gelling agent
– glossing agent
– ignition agent
– moistening agent
– oil tanning agent
– oiling agent
– oxidizing agent
– plumping agent
– preservative agent
– reducing agent
– separating agent
– short-stopping agent
– sizing agent
– stabilizing agent
– surface-active agent
– swelling agent
– tanning agent
– thermal-sensitizing agent
– thinning agent
– toxic agent
– vulcanizing agent
– water-repelling agent
– wetting agent
liquid decontaminating agent — <energ.> жидкость дегазационная
metallized blasting agent — металлизированное взрывчатое вещество
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environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… … Universalium
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Plantation — For other uses, see Plantation (disambiguation). A pine plantation in the United States. Plantations are usually easily distinguished from natural forests by the trees being planted in straight lines. A plantation is a large artificially… … Wikipedia