vacuum pump
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of vacuum pump
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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They then used a vacuum pump to concentrate the DNA on a filter, which they tested to confirm that they could extract DNA from the samples and obtain accurate results.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024
Toyota dealers will inspect a vacuum pump and repair or replace it.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
His large post-operative wound was sealed with a device called a wound vac, which pulls fluid from the wound into a drainage tube attached to a portable vacuum pump.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2021
This led me to purchase a vacuum pump on Amazon, of all places.
From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2021
Schott reported not only Berti’s original experiments in Rome but also von Guericke’s construction of a vacuum pump.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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