| 单词 | water lute |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater lute water lute n. [ < water n. + lute n.2] an airtight or watertight joint or seal; (also) water, or water-soluble material, used to make such a seal (cf. fat-lute n. at fat adj. and n.2 Special uses 2). ΚΠ 1810 York Herald 6 Oct. A large Chymical Apparatus, erected upon the most improved plan, (with Water Lutes,) and every requisite complete. 1823 T. Gill Techn. Repository 3 125 It is well..to smooth its surface likewise with oil, if it is a fat lute; but if it be a water-lute, for instance made of either almond, or linseed meal, it is requisite..to secure it with slips of paper. 1902 W. Robinson Gas & Petroleum Engines (ed. 2) II. xvi. 572 The gas generated leaves at the top of the producer, by the cooling pipe S, and bubbles through a water lute T into the coke-scrubber B. 2011 K. Krishnaswamy & M. P. Bala Power Plant Instrumentation i. 7 A carbonaceous fuel is fed mechanically into a gas generator which is embedded on a water lute in air-tight condition. < as lemmas |
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