injector
a person or thing that injects.
Machinery.
a device for injecting feedwater into a boiler against high pressure by means of a jet of steam.
Also called fuel injector. a mechanism consisting of a pump, valves, and nozzles for spraying fuel into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine.
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How to use injector in a sentence
That pea-sized injector was not designed to work in the small intestine, where some drugs are most easily absorbed.
This robotic pill clears mucus from the gut to deliver meds | Meghan Rosen | September 28, 2022 | Science NewsOther species’ injectors squirt their contents into the environment.
New images reveal details of two bacteria’s molecular syringes | Tina Hesman Saey | March 30, 2022 | Science NewsThe injectors are also found in the liquid in which the bacteria are grown in the laboratory, but how they get out of the cell is a mystery.
New images reveal details of two bacteria’s molecular syringes | Tina Hesman Saey | March 30, 2022 | Science NewsGary’s watch has a built-in alert for a parent or guardian and a lifesaving drug injector.
Inventive New Jersey siblings prove that good ideas can come at any age | Marylou Tousignant | January 17, 2022 | Washington PostA jet injector — that’s what they’re called — subjects a vaccine to different conditions than a sterile needle and syringe.
Vietnam-era draftees may recall inoculations without needles. They were fast. | John Kelly | February 1, 2021 | Washington Post
Set the injector as low as possible, as it works best with smallest possible lift.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonCare should be taken that the injector is not so near the boiler as to become heated, else it will not work.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonStarting an injector always requires some skill, and injectors differ.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonOf course you must be sure that all joints are air-tight, else the injector will not work under any conditions.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. StephensonNever use an injector where a pump can be used, as the injector is much more wasteful of steam.
Farm Engines and How to Run Them | James H. Stephenson
British Dictionary definitions for injector
/ (ɪnˈdʒɛktə) /
a person or thing that injects
a device for spraying fuel into the combustion chamber of an internal-combustion engine
Also: inspirator a device for forcing water into a steam boiler
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