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51Fluid wave test — In medicine, the fluid wave test is a test for ascites. It is performed by having the patient push their hands down on the midline of the abdomen. The examiner then taps one flank, while feeling on the other flank for the tap. Fluid allows the… …
52Fluid pressure — Pressure Pres sure (?; 138), n. [OF., fr. L. pressura, fr. premere. See 4th {Press}.] 1. The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand. [1913 Webster] 2. A contrasting… …
53Fluid extract — Extract Ex tract , n. 1. That which is extracted or drawn out. [1913 Webster] 2. A portion of a book or document, separately transcribed; a citation; a quotation. [1913 Webster] 3. A decoction, solution, or infusion made by dissolving out from… …
54fluid density — the mass of fluid per unit volume. For a compressible fluid flow, the density can vary from place to place …
55fluid drive — /ˈfluəd draɪv/ (say floohuhd druyv) noun a device for transmitting torque from one shaft to another, especially for providing a smooth coupling between the engine of a motor vehicle and the transmission; consists of two vaned rotors in a sealed… …
56fluid catalytic cracking unit — abbr. FCCU Fluid catalytic cracking unit. Process equipment for carrying out the FCC process …
57fluid catalytic cracking — abbr. FCC A process for converting high boiling gas oils to lighter liquids, primarily gasoline range naphtha and diesel range gas oils. The most widely practiced refinery conversion process. A schematic flow diagram of a Fluid Catalytic Cracking …
58fluid preservative — the liquid used as a storage medium for fish specimens, e.g. ethanol, isopropanol, formalin. Also called wet preservative …
59fluid bilayer model — Generally accepted model for membranes in cells. In its original form, the model held that proteins floated in a sea of phospholipids arranged as a bilayer with a central hydrophobic domain. Although it is now recognized that some proteins are… …
60fluid drive — Auto. a power coupling for permitting a smooth start in any gear, consisting of two vaned rotors in a sealed casing filled with oil, such that one rotor, driven by the engine, moves the oil to drive the other rotor, which in turn drives the… …
