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Definition of Stopcocks
1. stopcock [n] - See also: stopcock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stopcocks
Literary usage of Stopcocks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gas Analysis by Louis Munroe Dennis (1913)
"stopcocks. — Hollow.blown stopcocks are so perfectly made that they may be ...
Lubrication of stopcocks. — An excellent preparation for the lubrication of ..."
2. Gas Analysis by Louis Munroe Dennis (1913)
"Hollow-blown stopcocks are so perfectly made that they may be employed with ...
Lubrication of stopcocks. — An excellent preparation for the lubrication of ..."
3. Methods of Gas Analysis by Walther Hempel (1902)
"B. APPARATUS FOR EXACT GAS ANALYSIS WITHOUT RUBBER CONNECTIONS OR stopcocks
Experience has shown that even the best glass stopcocks cannot be relied upon ..."
4. Methods of Gas Analysis by Walther Hempel (1911)
"A few years ago it was difficult to obtain glass stopcocks which were perfectly
tight, but the manufacture of glass apparatus has been so greatly improved ..."
5. The Experimental Study of Gases: An Account of the Experimental Methods by Morris William Travers (1901)
"Sealed-glass junctions—India-rubber connections—< ¡round-glass junctions—Me of
connecting metal and glass tubes—stopcocks—Three-way stopcocks. ..."
6. The Experimental Study of Gases: An Account of the Experimental Methods by Morris William Travers (1901)
"Sealed-glass junctions— India-rubber connections—Ground-glass junctions—Methods
of connecting metal and glass tubes—stopcocks—Three-way stopcocks. ..."
7. A Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts by Thomas Young (1845)
"The form and construction of stopcocks and valves are very various, according to
their ... stopcocks usually consist of a cylindrical or conical part, ..."
8. The Experimental Study of Gases: An Account of the Experimental Methods by Morris William Travers (1901)
"... stopcocks. SEALED-CLASS JUNCTIONS.—It is often convenient, and sometimes
absolutely necessary, to connect pieces of glass apparatus by sealing ..."
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