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turboexpander

turboexpander noun: a centrifugal or axial-flow turbine through which a high-pressure gas is expanded to produce work that is often used to drive a compressor.

Noun

turboexpander (plural turboexpanders)

  1. A centrifugal or axial-flow turbine through which a high-pressure gas is expanded to produce work that is often used to drive a compressor.

Synonyms of turboexpander

Forms of turboexpander

pluralturboexpanders

Origin of turboexpander

From turbo- + expander.

Questions about turboexpander

What does turboexpander mean?
Turboexpander means a centrifugal or axial-flow turbine through which a high-pressure gas is expanded to produce work that is often used to drive a compressor.
What part of speech is turboexpander?
Turboexpander is a noun.
What is the plural of turboexpander?
The plural of turboexpander is turboexpanders.

Words near turboexpander in the dictionary

  1. turbodrills
  2. turboed
  3. turboelectric
  4. turboencabulator
  5. turboencabulators
  6. turboexpander
  7. turboexpanders
  8. turbofan
  9. turbofanned
  10. turbofans
  11. turbofish

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