oil nipple

  • 1Nipple — Nip ple (n[i^]p p l), n. [Formerly neble, a dim. of neb. See {Neb}, {Nib}.] 1. (Anat.) The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap. [1913 Webster] 2. The orifice at which any animal liquid,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2nipple — ► NOUN 1) the small projection in which the mammary ducts of female mammals terminate and from which milk can be secreted. 2) the corresponding vestigial structure in a male. 3) a small projection on a machine from which oil or other fluid is… …

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  • 3nipple — noun Etymology: earlier neble, nible, probably diminutive of neb, nib Date: circa 1530 1. the protuberance of a mammary gland upon which in the female the lactiferous ducts open and from which milk is drawn 2. a. an artificial teat through which… …

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  • 4nipple — noun (C) 1 the small dark circular part of a woman s breast, through which a baby sucks milk 2 one of the two small dark circular parts on a man s chest 3 AmE the rubber part on a baby s bottle that a baby sucks milk through; teat (1) BrE 4 a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5nipple — noun 1》 the small projection in which the mammary ducts of female mammals terminate and from which milk can be secreted.     ↘the corresponding vestigial structure in a male.     ↘N. Amer. the teat of a feeding bottle. 2》 a small projection on a… …

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  • 6Solder nipple — Nipple Nip ple (n[i^]p p l), n. [Formerly neble, a dim. of neb. See {Neb}, {Nib}.] 1. (Anat.) The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap. [1913 Webster] 2. The orifice at which any animal… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7Completion (oil and gas wells) — This article is about the oil or gas well completion. For other uses of completion, see Completion (disambiguation) In petroleum production, completion is the process of making a well ready for production (or injection). This principally involves …

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  • 8List of components of oil drilling rigs — This article lists the main components of a petroleum onshore drilling rig. Offshore drilling rigs have similar elements, but are configured with a number of different drilling systems to suit drilling in the marine environment. The equipment… …

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  • 9List of oil field acronyms — Contents 1 # 2 A 3 B 4 C …

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  • 10flow nipple — noun : a nipple placed in a pipe line to regulate the flow of oil from a well called also flow bean …

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