SIMURG
codex
EN
n. pl. 'codices'
Book containing codes of conduct or rules. 1
The International Oenological Codex compiles the description of the principle chemical products, organic or gas used to make and store wine. The conditions for their use, the instructions and limits for their usage are set by the International Code of Oenological Practices. [...] Identification characteristics and purity degree of these products are described and detailed in addition to the minimum required efficiency to be qualified as set out. [...] The molecular weight, general characteristics, particularly solubilities, are likewise provided. 2
According to the International oenological codex, oenological tannin is drawn either from nutgall or from a tannin-rich wood (chestnut, oak) or from grapeseeds, etc. 3
['kəʊdeks] 4
ND
From O.Fr. code "system of laws," from L. codex, earlier caudex. 5
Università degli Studi di Genova, Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere
Neire Vokopola, rev. Scanu rev. Gerbaudo
1 : «http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/codex.html», (03/07/2009)
2 : «http://www.panepo.gr/Books%20about%20Wine.htm3», (27/10/2011)
3 : «http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7396549.html», (03/07/2009)
4 : Cambridge University, Cambridge advanced learner's dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2003, I, p. 228.
5 : «http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=code», (03/07/2009)