stopcocks in English

noun
1
an externally operated valve regulating the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe.
I tried to turn the mains off in the road and it would not turn right off so I had a constant flow of water coming through to the main stopcock inside my house.

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1. Stopcocks, injector syringes, valves, extension lines with a rotating adaptor

2. HST volumetric Burettes are manufactured to Class B specifications and include Teflon (PFTE) stopcocks.

3. Synonyms for Bibcocks include bibbs, sillcocks, stopcocks, valves, taps, hydrants, spigots, gates, spouts and faucets

4. Heat exchangers (parts of machines),Stopcocks (parts of machines), Water heaters (parts of machines), Alternators

5. Pappano PhD, Withrow Gil Wier PhD, in Cardiovascular Physiology (Tenth Edition), 2013 Arterioles are the Stopcocks of the Circulation

6. Fittings of plastic for canisters, carboys, casks and laboratory apparatus, namely drain cocks and water flow stopcocks, angle passage valves

7. Reducing valves, relief valves, safety valves, shut-off valves and stopcocks for gas, water, oil, steam and compressed air systems

8. Reducing valves, filters, relief valves, safety valves, shut-off valves and stopcocks for gas, oil, steam and compressed air distribution systems

9. Danco 80416 Square Broach Wheel Handle, for Use with Hose Bibb Faucets, Sillcock, Stopcocks and Valves, Metal, Silver/Pewter 3.9 out of 5 stars 75 $5.68 $ 5

10. In addition to controlling the proper flow of blood to each organ, these stopcocks will open and allow an increase of blood flow above normal if temporary circumstances may require it.

11. Deliver solutions in precisely measured volumes! When you purchase Burets at Carolina you will get thick wall construction, easy to read graduations on tubes, compliance with volumetric tolerances set for by ASTM, and stopcocks that are durable and of great quality to help eliminate the chance of leakage.

12. Commingler; commix; conflate; conjugate; flux; References in classic literature? "Stopcocks, of which one has an orifice twice the size of the other, communicate between these receptacles and a fourth one, which is called the mixture reservoir, since in it the two gases obtained by the decomposition of the water do really commingle