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| air hole |
an opening for the intake or discharge of air or gas. [1/3 definitions] |
| diabetes |
any of several metabolic diseases affecting the body's use of blood sugars or the intake and excretion of fluids, such as diabetes mellitus, which requires periodic injections of insulin. |
| diet1 |
to limit or select one's own intake of food to improve health or lose weight. [2/6 definitions] |
| fluorosis |
an abnormal condition, such as mottling of teeth, caused by excess intake of fluoride compounds. |
| poppet |
an intake or exhaust valve that can rapidly plug or unplug an opening, often driven by a spring for rapid repetition; poppet valve. [1/2 definitions] |
| pulsejet engine |
a jet engine in which the pulsating thrust is provided by intermittent combustion produced by rapid opening and closing of the air intake valves. |
| whoop |
to make a rasping intake of breath, as one ill with whooping cough. [1/8 definitions] |
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