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fuel injector

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in⋅jec⋅tor

[in-jek-ter]
–noun
1. a person or thing that injects.
2. Machinery.
a. a device for injecting feedwater into a boiler against high pressure by means of a jet of steam.
b. Also called fuel injector. a mechanism consisting of a pump, valves, and nozzles for spraying fuel into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine.

Origin:
1735–45; inject + -or 2
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Main Entry: in·jec·tor
Pronunciation: in-'jek-t&r
Function: noun
: a device for injecting or making an injection
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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