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sprue 1

 (spro͞o)
n.
A chronic, chiefly tropical disease characterized by diarrhea, emaciation, and anemia, caused by defective absorption of nutrients from the intestinal tract.
[Dutch spruw, from Middle Dutch sprouwe.]

sprue 2

 (spro͞o)
n.
1. The hole through which molten material is channeled into a mold.
2. The waste material filling or protruding from this hole after hardening.
3. The usually plastic rod or framework that secures molded objects, such as model parts or game pieces, before their first use.
[Perhaps of Scots origin.]
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sprue

(spruː)
n
1. (Metallurgy) a vertical channel in a mould through which plastic or molten metal is introduced or out of which it flows when the mould is filled
2. (Metallurgy) plastic or metal that solidifies in a sprue
[C19: of unknown origin]

sprue

(spruː)
n
(Pathology) a chronic disease, esp of tropical climates, characterized by flatulence, diarrhoea, frothy foul-smelling stools, and emaciation
[C19: from Dutch spruw; related to Middle Low German sprüwe tumour]

sprue

(spruː)
n
(Cookery) dialect East London an inferior type of asparagus
[C19: of unknown origin]
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sprue1

(spru)

n.
a. an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
b. the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
[1820–30; orig. uncertain]

sprue2

(spru)

n.
a chronic tropical disease of intestinal malabsorption characterized by ulceration, diarrhea, and a smooth tongue.
[1815–25; < Dutch spruw, c. Middle Low German sprūwe tumor]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sprue - a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation
psilosis, tropical sprue
disorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"
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Translations

sprue

n. esprue, enfermedad digestiva crónica caracterizada por la inhabilidad de absorber alimentos que contienen gluten.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

sprue

n esprue m; nontropical o celiac — enfermedad celíaca or celiaca, celiaquía, esprue celíaco; tropical — esprue tropical
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I have found a wing of his house turned into a hospital for sick men, and there I once spent a week in the company of two dismal nurses and a specialist in "Sprue." Another time the place was full of schoolboys--sons of Anglo-Indians whom the Infant had collected for the holidays, and they nearly broke his keeper's heart.
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A custom robotics integrator has come up with a simple, low-cost solution for trimming parts from sprues that is flexible, mobile, and needs no programming knowledge.
Simple Robot Cell For Gate Cutting
Usually, sprues can easily be added to help fill areas starved for material, particularly in conventional transfer molds where the pot floods the entire top surface of the mold.
Flashless and wasteless transfer molding
* the TC 68 accommodates sprues and runners that measure up to 6 x 8 inches.
Screenless beside-the-press granulators
PCS and NXCMFG see big opportunities for the new sprue-bushing concept, especially where large sprues meet multiple small cavities.
Conformal Cooling Helps Get Heat Out And Cycle Time Down: Conformally cooled sprue bushings help automotive molder reduce cycle times and injection pressures for a high-volume component
The most recent effort has been concentrated upon resolving the problems associated with the reverse taper sprues used in automatic molding machines.
Opening the gating for aluminum: sand molded aluminum gating systems have traditionally been based on tenants of iron casting, but recent research has focused on making them specifically suited to the more turbulent metal
The use of hot sprues to produce parts from engineering resins can improve part quality, eliminate material scrap associated with cold runners, improve cycle performance, and reduce overall costs.
Hot sprues for prototype molding. (Equipment & Processing)
One argument against molding a disk is the increased chance of the injection pressure causing the hot sprue to "blow back." Most hot sprues have a standard 1-in.
Hot Sprues: Mold a Disk or Not? Having a hot sprue shut off against the parting line versus intentionally molding a thin disk has been the subject of controversy for many years
The SS167 slow-speed granulator from Hosokawa Polymer Systems is designed for beside-the-press injection-molding applications, to reclaim longer sprues, runners, and small parts.
Slow-Speed Granulator, for Press-Side Reclaim
Various ways have been used to shorten fill time which include such techniques as higher press pressure, higher temperatures, lower viscosity of the compound, more sprues per cavity and larger diameter sprues.
Designing for plunger-type transfer molds

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