Examples of 'stopcock' in a sentence

Meaning of "stopcock"

A stopcock is a valve used to regulate the flow of a liquid or gas in a pipe. It can be turned on or off by rotating it
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  • A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.
  • A main shutoff for water to a home from a municipal supply. Usually these valves exist in pairs, one outside the property boundary and one inside the property boundary.
  • To control the gas pressure in (an oil well) by keeping the well closed in and the gas confined except during set intervals when the oil is flowed or pumped.

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The stopcock alone takes a few hours.
I will show you where the stopcock is.
It is intercepted by a stopcock so that it can be substituted if necessary.
They were connected to the ports of an another stopcock.
Turn the drainage stopcock to the cooling position.
I could not find the stopcock.
Nozzle and stopcock for dehumidification drainage pipe.
The two syringes were connected vía a three way stopcock.
Pull the stopcock out from the drainagenozzle.
This is usually accomplished by using a stopcock.
The stopcock on the incoming water supply is closed.
Take care that the stopcock is still accessible.
The stopcock was apparently driven by the rotation of a wheel.
Attach a threeway stopcock to the cannula.
This stopcock is closed during the filling operation.

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This is particularly so after considerable use of the stopcock.
Titration stopcock with glass key.
Remove trapped air by shortly opening the burette stopcock.
Access to the stopcock is provided by way of an access hole.
Add water to bring the level to the upper stopcock.
With a stopcock the mouth of the flask is closed.
I will just go and check the stopcock in the bathroom.
The stopcock is closed and the syringe removed.
Turn the stopcock off.
It may also be bound covalently vía a linker group or vía a stopcock molecule.
Close the gas stopcock and disconnect the gas.
You look at the stopcock.
Way stopcock to the cannula.
Interchangeable borosilicate glass stopcock key with retention device.
The common stopcock is the simplest form of rotary valve.
Never fill the burette while the intermediate stopcock is open.
Invent a new stopcock or something.
A stopcock is a form of valve used to control the flow of a liquid or gas.
Then the stopcock is closed.
In this arrangement the microcolumn is fitted with a one way stopcock.
Open the stopcock and discharge the test fluid.
Corpo in ppr per rubinetto a vitone ppr body for stopcock.
Funky stopcock thing.
Must be a faulty stopcock.
Do not apply stopcock grease unless sample contamination can be avoided.
Filling machine with device for stopcock emptying and sterilizing.
The stopcock allows the nitrogen flow rate to be adjusted at will.
Close the natural gas stopcock upon leaving your home.
The stopcock can be opened to allow the user to push in fluid.
The present invention seeks to provide an improved swabbable stopcock device.
Ensure that the stopcock on the calibrated separatory funnel is closed.
A piece of parafilm was used to secure the saline syringe to the stopcock.
Make sure that drainage stopcock is set to the temperature control position.
The resulting material may be interfaced to an external device via a stopcock intermediate.
Make sure that the drainage stopcock is set to the right position.

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