concentrator
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concentators
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a thing that concentrates something else.
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a blow-dryer attachment with a slitlike opening that concentrates the stream of hot air onto a narrow area.
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a factory or piece of equipment in which metal or ore is concentrated.
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Computers. a device that concentrates
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The researchers tested both their theoretical predictions and the new concentrator during an outdoor experiment at MPL.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
The miner can grow its output by up to 30% by 2028 as its Centinela second concentrator project progresses, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
She spent three weeks in intensive care last year, and now back at home in Benoni, east of Johannesburg, she needs an oxygen concentrator to help her breathe.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2025
“If you’re on an oxygen concentrator or a hoyer lift, Edison has us delivering Goal Zero Yeti battery back up so you can plug in your medical device,” Nash explained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025
My lungs burn as I gaze up at the light from the hole that I fell through, the thin cord from the oxygen concentrator a guide to the surface.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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