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scum valve

scum valve noun: a blowdown valve mounted at the water level of a boiler, used to blow down lighter oily or foamy deposits that float on the water.

Noun

scum valve (plural scum valves)

  1. A blowdown valve mounted at the water level of a boiler, used to blow down lighter oily or foamy deposits that float on the water.

Forms of scum valve

pluralscum valves

Questions about scum valve

What does scum valve mean?
Scum valve means a blowdown valve mounted at the water level of a boiler, used to blow down lighter oily or foamy deposits that float on the water.
What part of speech is scum valve?
Scum valve is a noun.
What is the plural of scum valve?
The plural of scum valve is scum valves.

Words near scum valve in the dictionary

  1. sculptury
  2. sculs
  3. sculsh
  4. scum
  5. scum of the earth
  6. scum valve
  7. scum valves
  8. scum-ridden
  9. scumbag
  10. scumbaggery
  11. scumbagginess

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