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  • 1Tight junction — Diagram of Tight junction Latin junctio occludens Code TH …

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  • 2Tight — Tight, a. [Compar. {Tighter} (t[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Tightest}.] [OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. [thorn][=e]ttr, Dan. t[ae]t, Sw. t[ a]t: akin to D. & G. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to E. thee to thrive, or to thick …

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  • 3tight junction — noun An intercellular junction between epithelial cells whose membranes join together forming a virtual impermeable barrier to fluid Syn: zonula occludens …

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  • 4Drilling fluid — This article is about fluids used when drilling a well. For fluids used with drill bits during metal working, see cutting fluid. Driller pouring a foaming agent down the rod string on a drilling rig In geotechnical engineering, drilling fluid is… …

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  • 5O-ring boss seal — An O Ring boss seal is a technique for joining two fluid carrying pipes, hoses or tubing. In an o ring boss (abbreviated ORB) system, a male threaded part is inserted into a female threaded part, providing a mechanical seal. This system differs… …

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  • 6Casting (metalworking) — Casting iron in a sand mold In metalworking, casting involves pouring liquid metal into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowing it to cool and solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which… …

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  • 7gasket — noun Etymology: perhaps modification of French garcette Date: circa 1889 a material (as rubber) or a part (as an O ring) used to make a joint fluid tight …

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  • 8gasket — /ˈgæskət / (say gaskuht) noun 1. anything used as a packing or jointing material for making joints fluid tight. 2. a suitably punched asbestos sheet, usually sandwiched between thin sheets of copper, for making a gastight joint, especially… …

  • 9непроницаемый для жидкости — влагонепроницаемый — [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность Синонимы влагонепроницаемый EN fluid tight …

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  • 10Tighter — Tight Tight, a. [Compar. {Tighter} (t[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Tightest}.] [OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. [thorn][=e]ttr, Dan. t[ae]t, Sw. t[ a]t: akin to D. & G. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to E. thee to thrive, or to …

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