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noun

injection of fuel into an internal-combustion engine without an air blast.

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Words nearby solid injection

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But I'm pretty solid in the knowing that he's disgusted by that.
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In 2006, the firm presided over a routine steam-injection procedure known as “well stimulation.”
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Black Sheep was sent to the drawing-room and charged into a solid tea-table laden with china.
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British Dictionary definitions for solid injection

solid injection

noun

injection of fuel directly into the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine without the assistance of an air blast to atomize the fuelAlso called (in a petrol engine): direct injection Compare blast injection

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