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sprue

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5 lettersPronunciation /spɹuː/Part of speech nounSorted eprsuStarts with SEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. A disease in which the intestine absorbs nutrients poorly.

Word origin

From Dutch spruw, sprouw. First described by William Hillary.

Used in a sentence

  • In the brass spruing room is what is known as a Todd water tumbler, used for brass castings.
  • The method adopted for sprueing the wax pattern is much more important to the success of the inlay than is generally realized.
  • The pattern is completed in its final contour, is then sprued, invested and burned out of the investment, and the gold alloy is cast in the same manner as when the indirect technique is utilized

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