rubber dam

collocation in English

meaningsofrubberanddam

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rubber
noun
uk
/ˈrʌb.ər/us
/ˈrʌb.ɚ/
an elastic substance (= that stretches) made either from the juice of particular tropical trees ...
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dam
noun[C]
uk
/dæm/us
/dæm/
a wall built across a river that stops the river's flow and collects the water, especially to make a reservoir (= an artificial lake) that provides water for ...
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(Definition ofrubberanddamfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For this reasonrubberdamis often advocated for placement, though this can bring its own difficulties.
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Proper isolation should be completed using arubberdamand cotton pellet.
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The tooth crown stands out from therubberdamthrough individual holes made by a hole punch.
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Isolate the tooth with arubberdam2.
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In dentistry, use of arubberdamis sometimes referred to as "isolation".
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Where necessary, the transition of the gold cone caps to the mucosa can be isolated withrubberdamrings.
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Rubberdamis often used in this technique.
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The rubber dams produced a system in which the slides were completely immersed in the medium as it flowed through the reactor.
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In practice, a deflector (i.e. fin) is installed on the downstream face of therubberdamto project the nappe away from the membrane, hence preventing rubber membrane vibrations.
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There are more than 2000 inflatable rubber dams around the world.
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