sprue

/spɹuː/ · noun

Meaning

A tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis.
(founding) The hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold.
(founding) Material that cools in the feed channels to a mold.
To remove the sprues (material left in feed channels) from a cast piece.

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Related words

nontropical(English)psilosis(English)tropical sprue(English)syphiloid(English)syphilide(English)prunella(English)syphilosis(English)non-tropical sprue(English)villi(English)celiac(English)coeliac(English)gating(English)

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