plastic tube

collocation in English

meaningsofplasticandtube

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plastic
adjective
uk
/ˈplæs.tɪk/us
/ˈplæs.tɪk/
made ...
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tube
noun
uk
/tʃuːb/us
/tuːb/
a long cylinder made from plastic, metal, rubber, or glass, especially used for moving or containing liquids ...
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(Definition ofplasticandtubefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The sediment was then placed in aplastictubeand fixed in an iodine solution (6.25 % iodine, 31.25 % potassium and 62.5 % distilled water).
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The syringe system with an oil-filledplastictubeconnected to the microcapillary allowed precise suction and injection of a single nucleus into a recipient cell.
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Aplastictube(18 mm diameter), ending in a transparent plastic cup (80 mm high, 70 mm diameter) was attached to each bag.
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The chemical vapour was fed into aplastictubewith holes that released the chemical around the edge of the disabled robot.
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In the present paper the term 'bait station' refers to aplastictubecontaining a cellulose source and hexaflumuron, as the active ingredient.
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The mouth was fitted to aplastictubeconnected to a well-aerated water circuit propelled by a pump to ensure a water flow over the gills.
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The device consists of a flexibleplastictubecontaining several internal channels and two inflatable balloons.
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The chemicals inside theplastictubeare a mixture of the dye and diphenyl oxalate.
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This procedure requires the insertion of aplastictubeinto the peritoneal cavity.
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The infusion set is a thinplastictubewith a fine needle at the end.
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Aplastictubeis then inserted into the chest between two ribs.
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In one type, between 8 and 48 glass optical fibers are placed in aplastictube.
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The catheter is a fineplastictube, through which anaesthetics may be injected into the epidural space.
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The doctor inserts a small needle or a thin, hollow,plastictubein the chest wall and withdraws fluid.
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They should be provided with a shelter (such as aplastictubeor driftwood) in which to hide.
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It can be pierced with a flexibleplastictubeand swapped for the metal bar when it has healed.
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The most basic cold air intake consists of a short metal orplastictubeleading to a conical air filter.
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The kit contains a littleplastictubewith the dissolved plastic, and thus there is a risk that the child would actually swallow some of the plastic and the benzene.
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The inner structure is wrapped with polyester tapes and encased in a pultruded glass reinforcedplastictube, which provides the structural strength for the cable.
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Once displayed, they get tossed down a clearplastictube, to the accompaniment of a slide whistle sound, to reach an unknown end.
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Couplers are available with one chassis socket of each type mounted on the ends of aplastictubeto extend cables.
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Shaving soap may also be formed in a stick, sold either in aplastictubeor wrapped in foil or paper.
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These devices route the guitar signal from the driver of a speaker through aplastictubeheld in the player's mouth.
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At the end of theplastictube, a small flat plate is present that can be taped or sutured to the skin.
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Instead of electric wires, a hollowplastictubedelivers the firing impulse to the detonator, making it immune to most of the hazards associated with stray electrical current.
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