injector

[ in-jek-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

First recorded in 1735–45; inject + -or ²

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