7. Glossary
Composé organique volatil COV; volatile organic compound VOC
Compound generated or emitted by numerous industrial processes.
�Écart ébullioscopique�; ebullioscopic elevation
Variation in the boiling point of a solution, compared with that of the pure solvent (e.g. the variation in boiling temperature at atmospheric pressure of seawater with a salt concentration of 30g/l compared with pure water).�
GNL (gaz naturel liquéfié); LNG (liquefied natural gas)
Natural gas (composed mainly of methane) condensed to a liquid state (reduction in original volume of about 1/600)�.
GPL (gaz de pétrole liquéfié)�; GLP (gas liquefied petroleum)
A mixture of light hydrocarbons, stored in a liquid state and derived from oil refining...
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