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blow·pipe 
[bloh-pahyp] Pronunciation Key
[bloh-pahyp] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a tube through which a stream of air or gas is forced into a flame to concentrate and increase its heating action. |
| 2. | Also called blow-iron, blowtube. Glass Blowing. a long metal pipe used to gather and blow the molten glass in making hollowware. |
| 3. | blowgun. |
| 4. | Medicine/Medical. an instrument used to observe or clean a cavity. |
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| blow·gun
(blō'gŭn') Pronunciation Key
n. A long narrow pipe through which darts or pellets may be blown. Also called blowpipe. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| blow·pipe
(blō'pīp') Pronunciation Key
n.
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| blowpipe | |
noun | |
| 1. | a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat [syn: blowtube] |
| 2. | a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing [syn: blowgun] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Blowpipe
Blow"pipe`\, n. 1. A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat on some object. Note: It is called a mouth blowpipe when used with the mouth; but for both chemical and industrial purposes, it is often worked by a bellows or other contrivance. The common mouth blowpipe is a tapering tube with a very small orifice at the end to be inserted in the flame. The oxyhydrogen blowpipe, invented by Dr. Hare in 1801, is an instrument in which oxygen and hydrogen, taken from separate reservoirs, in the proportions of two volumes of hydrogen to one of oxygen, are burned in a jet, under pressure. It gives a heat that will consume the diamond, fuse platinum, and dissipate in vapor, or in gaseous forms, most known substances. 2. A blowgun; a blowtube. Blowpipe analysis (Chem.), analysis by means of the blowpipe. Blowpipe reaction (Chem.), the characteristic behavior of a substance subjected to a test by means of the blowpipe.
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