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Drain

1. To draw off fluid from a cavity as it forms.

2. A device, usually in the shape of a tube or wick, for removing fluid as it collects in a cavity, especially a wound cavity.

Origin: a. S. Drehnian, to draw off


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Iphone 5 Sales Breaks Down All The Previous Apple's Product

... tablet Several. The opportunity to by no means be worried about the the next door neighbor's walk transmitting your current paperwork down the drain is fairly relaxing for the majority of. As the ipad tablet Three or more will most likely break the particular mold with many features unpredicted ...

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by musaconoboaks
Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:52 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Iphone 5 Sales Breaks Down All The Previous Apple's Product
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Help ID Pesky Fungi Growing in Water

... the sheep. In my cellar (I live about 10 miles from the farm) I also have this stuff growing. It will get so thick and gelatinous it will plug the drain for the water. Dumping bleach or muriatic acid on it gets rid of the stuff in the cellar but it always comes back. I live on an island off the ...

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by BobMaine
Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:51 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Help ID Pesky Fungi Growing in Water
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Views: 2392

Alternative irrigation method?

... watched the sprinkler system for our apartments turn on and not even 5 minutes later I was watching huge amounts of water run off and run down the drain. This got me thinking. Why do we need to use sprinklers in the typical sense in that water is sprayed all over the place and so much of it seems ...

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by JimStick
Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:47 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Alternative irrigation method?
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Views: 1925

Re: ATCC strains for commercial purposes

... bacteria in your mouth. They are non motile and grow attached to something. You'll need high surface area, non disruptive flushing, local feed and drain. You must float the food past, they can't swim to it. They will detach and cling somewhere else if they think the conditions are better elsewhere. ...

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by dulouz
Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:57 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: ATCC strains for commercial purposes
Replies: 12
Views: 7208

Salmonella and e. Coli

... your sink, just wash it with detergent and water. You should do that anyway on a regular basis. But most bacteria would already have gone down the drain, so unless you intend to lick it clean there is not much too fear. Yes it would matter if someone came during that day to lick every stain clean ...

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by canalon
Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:39 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Salmonella and e. Coli
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