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A device that continuously measures, at the local temperature and pressure, the volume of gas flowing through, or into and out of, it.
Ãâó: www.ventworld.com/resources/glossary.asp
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| spirit |
Often used to define the soul of a person, but it can also be used to represent places such as sacred lakes or objects, shrines, and elemental entities.
Ãâó: www.wrexhamparaskeptics.4t.com/definitions.htm
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Rings fused so as to share a single carbon are spiro. Because the valences of carbon lie in perpendicular planes, the rings that are connected spiro also must lie in perpendicular planes
Ãâó: chemistry.umeche.maine.edu/CHY251/Terms5.html
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| spiral |
A perfectly thrown football, which is evidenced by the tight spin on the ball after it is thrown.
Ãâó: www.uncoverthenet.com/football-glossary.php
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| spirometer |
This is an instrument similar to a peak flow meter and is used for pulmonary function test to diagnose asthma in a doctor's office or pulmonary function laboratory. The instrument measures how fast a person can blow out air, and how much air is blown and thus gives additional information compared to a peak flow meter. The results of this test include the FEV-1, the peak flow, and the FVC.
Ãâó: www.asthmacure.com/Glossary/ASTHMAGLOSSARY.html
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