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desilter

desilter noun: a piece of equipment used in the petroleum industry to remove silt from the drilling fluid.

Noun

desilter (plural desilters)

  1. A piece of equipment used in the petroleum industry to remove silt from the drilling fluid.

Forms of desilter

pluraldesilters

Origin of desilter

From desilt + -er.

Questions about desilter

What does desilter mean?
Desilter means a piece of equipment used in the petroleum industry to remove silt from the drilling fluid.
What part of speech is desilter?
Desilter is a noun.
What is the plural of desilter?
The plural of desilter is desilters.

Words near desilter in the dictionary

  1. desilos
  2. desilt
  3. desiltation
  4. desiltations
  5. desilted
  6. desilter
  7. desilters
  8. desilting
  9. desiltings
  10. desilts
  11. Desilva

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