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feedwater
or feed wa·ter
[ feed-waw-ter, -wot-er ]
/ ˈfidˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /
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noun
water to be supplied to a boiler from a tank or condenser for conversion into steam.
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Words nearby feedwater
feed someone a line, feedstock, feedstuff, feed the kitty, feedthrough, feedwater, fee-for-service, feel, feel-bad, feel blue, feeler
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How to use feedwater in a sentence
The temperature of the feedwater was 47 degrees; it should, in our opinion, have been heated, but we waive this point.
British Dictionary definitions for feedwater
feedwater
/ (ˈfiːdˌwɔːtə) /
noun
water, previously purified to prevent scale deposit or corrosion, that is fed to boilers for steam generation
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