Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In steamengin., a peculiar valve controlled by forces acting in opposite directions.
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At the left is shown the upper half of the oxygen cylinder with a detail of the electro-magnet and reducing-valve.
Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man Francis Gano Benedict 1913
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