Sprue
31sprue-former — The base to which the sprue (2) is attached while the wax pattern is being invested in a refractory investment in a casting flask; it is sometimes referred to as a crucible former …
32sprue — sprue1 /sprooh/, n., v., sprued, spruing. n. 1. Metall. a. an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold. b. the waste metal left in this opening after casting. 2. Metalworking. a channel in a forging die permitting the die to clear …
33sprue — noun /spɹuː/ a) A tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis. b) The hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold …
34Sprue — Tropisk tarmlidelse med diarre …
35sprue — spru·e s.f.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS med. 1. malattia cronica dell intestino caratterizzata da diarrea e steatorrea, provocata dalla mancanza di acido folico 2. → morbo celiaco {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1930. ETIMO: etim. incerta …
36sprue — n. tropical disease characterized by anemia and emaciation …
37sprue — 1) purse 2) super …
38sprue — In lost wax casting, a channel through which molten metal can enter a mold (runners) and air and gas can escape (risers). This term applies to the wax rods attached to the wax model that result in the formation of these channels, and for the… …
39sprue — I. /spru/ (say sprooh) noun 1. an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mould. 2. the waste piece of metal cast in this opening. {origin uncertain} II. /spru/ (say sprooh) noun a chronic disease, occurring chiefly in the tropics,… …
40sprue — n. tropical inflammatory disease of digestive tract …
