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blowpipe 1. a tube for blowing air or oxygen into a flame to intensify its heat and direct it onto a small area 2. a long narrow iron pipe used to gather molten glass and blow it into shape blowpipe [′blō‚pīp] (biology) A small tube, tapering to a straight or slightly curved tip, used in anatomy and zoology to reveal or clean a cavity. (engineering) A long, straight tube, used in glass blowing, on which molten glass is gathered and worked. A small, tapered, and frequently curved tube that leads a jet, usually of air, into a flame to concentrate and direct it; used in flame tests in analytical chemistry and in brazing and soldering of fine work. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In its hardness and translucency -- in its polish, equal to that of the finest oliva-shell -- in the bad smell given out, and loss of colour under the blowpipe -- it shows a close similarity with living sea-shells. |
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