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suction valves

suction valves is the plural of suction valve.

Meaning of suction valve

Noun

suction valve (plural suction valves)

  1. An automatic non-return valve that opens when the boiler is at less than atmospheric pressure so as to avoid any risk of vacuum collapse when a hot boiler is allowed to cool down out of service.

Questions about suction valves

What is suction valves the plural of?
Suction valves is the plural of suction valve.

Words near suction valves in the dictionary

  1. suction point
  2. suction stop
  3. suction stops
  4. suction tip
  5. suction valve
  6. suction valves
  7. suctional
  8. suctioned
  9. suctioning
  10. suctionless
  11. suctions

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