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  • 41sea|cock — «SEE KOK», noun. 1. (in a marine steam engine) a cock or valve in the injection water pipe which passes from the sea to the condenser. It is supplementary to the ordinary cock at the condenser and is intended to serve in case this should be… …

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  • 42Florida, Straits of — Passage connecting the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean. Extending for about 110 mi (180 km) between the Florida Keys on the north and Cuba and the Bahamas on the south, the straits mark the area where the Florida Current, the initial part… …

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  • 43birth canal — passage through which offspring pass during birth, passage connecting the cervix to the vaginal opening …

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  • 44Luzon Strait — Passage between northern Luzon, Philippines, and southern Taiwan. Connecting the China Sea on the west with the Philippine Sea on the east, and extending 200 mi (320 km), it is part of an important shipping route. A series of channels, it is… …

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  • 45fistula — An abnormal passage from one epithelial surface to another epithelial surface. [L. a pipe, a tube] abdominal f. a fistulous passage connecting one of the abdominal viscera …

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  • 46canals and inland waterways — ▪ waterway Introduction       natural or artificial waterways used for navigation, crop irrigation, water supply, or drainage.       Despite modern technological advances in air and ground transportation, inland waterways continue to fill a vital …

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  • 47Ford Windsor engine — Infobox Automobile engine name = Ford Windsor V8 aka = manufacturer = Ford Motor Company type = V8 bore = stroke = displacement = 221,255,260,289,302,351 length = diameter = width = height = weight = block = Cast Iron head = valvetrain = OHV… …

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  • 48gasoline engine — Most widely used form of internal combustion engine, found in most automobiles and many other vehicles. Gasoline engines vary significantly in size, weight per unit of power generated, and arrangement of components. The principal type is the… …

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  • 49digestive system, human — Introduction  the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… …

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  • 50Janus — For other uses, see Janus (disambiguation). Bifrons redirects here. For other uses, see Bifrons (disambiguation). A statue representing Janus Bifrons in the Vatican Museums In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Janus is the god of beginnings… …

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