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  • 21pump — pump1 noun 1》 a mechanical device using suction or pressure to raise or move liquids, compress gases, or force air into inflatable objects. 2》 Physiology a mechanism in living cells by which specific ions are moved through a cell membrane against …

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  • 22pump*/ — [pʌmp] noun [C] I a piece of equipment for sending a liquid or gas into or out of something a fuel pump[/ex] a hand/foot pump (= operated with your hand or foot)[/ex] II verb pump */[pʌmp] 1) [T] to send liquid or gas somewhere, especially by… …

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  • 23pump — 1. tv. to press someone for an answer or information. □ Pump him until he talks. □ Don’t pump me! I will tell you nothing! 2. n. the heart. (See also ticker.) □ He has the pump of a forty year old. □ …

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  • 24Direct exchange geothermal heat pump — A direct exchange (DX) geothermal heat pump system is a geothermal heat pump system in which the refrigerant circulates through copper tubing placed in the ground. The refrigerant exchanges heat directly with the soil through the walls of the… …

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  • 25Heat pump and refrigeration cycle — Thermodynamic heat pump and refrigeration cycles are the models for heat pumps and refrigerators. The difference between a heat pump and a normal air conditioner is that a heat pump can be used to heat a home as well as cool it. Even though the… …

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  • 26List of Pump it Up games — This list comprises the entire Pump it Up catalog of released music video games. This list does not contain beta, demo, bootlegged, or unreleased games.Pump it Up: The Ultimate Remix [1st Dance Floor] (Arcade Korea)Released: October 1999… …

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  • 27Good News for People Who Love Bad News — For the One Tree Hill episode of the same name, see Good News for People Who Love Bad News (One Tree Hill episode) Good News for People Who Love Bad News Studio album by Modest Mouse …

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  • 28Heat pump — A heat pump is a machine or device that moves heat from one location (the source ) to another location (the sink or heat sink ), using work. Most heat pump technology moves heat from a low temperature heat source to a higher temperature heat sink …

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  • 29Breast pump — A breast pump is a mechanical device (powered manually or by electricity) that extracts milk from the breasts of a female who is lactating. The breast pump was invented and patented by Edward Lasker. [Scientific American, Vol. 8, No. 4, January… …

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  • 30Insulin pump — Insulin pump, showing an infusion set loaded into spring loaded insertion device. A reservoir is attached to the infusion set (shown here removed from the pump) …

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