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hollow rod

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hollow rod [′häl·ō ′räd]
(design engineering)


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Mixed in water, such hydrophobic/hydrophilic molecules normally want to group together in hollow spheres with their hydrophobic "tails" sheltered on the inside, according to Hobbie, but the two-faced geometry of this bile acid makes it form hollow rod shapes instead.
Carbon nanotubes are chicken wire-style networks of carbon atoms rolled up to form hollow rods that are only nanometers across.
The sealing compound prevents water from seeping into the rod and setting up corrosion inside the hollow rod and in the upper and lower rod ends, including the threads.
 
 
 
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