plastic tubing

collocation in English

meaningsofplasticandtubing

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plastic
adjective
uk
/ˈplæs.tɪk/us
/ˈplæs.tɪk/
made ...
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tubing
noun[U]
uk
/ˈtʃuː.bɪŋ/us
/ˈtuː.bɪŋ/
material in the form of a tube ...
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(Definition ofplasticandtubingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The central cubicle was connected to the outer cubicles by a 2.5 cm length of clearplastictubingflush with the floor of the cubicle.
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Modern neys may be made instead of metal orplastictubing.
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Quicksilver demonstrates this when he ripsplastictubingout of one the consoles.
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In all cases, the inert gas is fed into the bag byplastictubing.
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This section is placed behind the rocket nozzle with some wooden dowels orplastictubing.
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Plastictubinginvented in the 1960s made the concept even more effective.
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Electrical cords that are situated close to the cage can be bitten and theplastictubingmay be removed, causing harm to the bird.
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In synthetic chemistry, a cannula refers to a piece of stainless steel orplastictubingused to transfer liquids or gases from one vessel to another without exposure to air.
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Members of the cybergoth subculture also often wear blatantly artificial synthetic dreads or dreadfalls made of synthetic hair, fabric orplastictubing.
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Plastictubingcutters, which really look much like a pair of pruning shears, may be used for thinner pipes and tubes, such as sprinkler pipe.
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Plastictubingsystems that had been experimental since the early part of the century were perfected, and the sap came directly from the tree to the evaporator house.
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This is connected by thin, disposable,plastictubingto a needle-like cannula inserted into the patient's skin and held in place by an adhesive patch.
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Putplastictubingbetween the enclosure and the disk, entering and exiting in the 90 open degrees.
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Wires run underground may be run inplastictubingencased in concrete, but metal elbows may be used in severe pulls.
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The tip is usually a glass or plastic pipette inserted into theplastictubing, with a piece of gauze as a filter at the inner end to prevent accidental ingestion.
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Rothman added two lengths of clearplastictubing, one from the cannula to the collection jar and another to go from the collection jar to the syringe.
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