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hydro-cyclone
hydro-cyclone n.
Brit. 
/ˌhʌɪdrə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪkləʊn/
, /ˌhʌɪdrə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪkləʊn/U.S. /ˌhaɪdroʊˈsaɪˌkloʊn/
a device in which centrifugation in a conical vessel is employed to remove or separate particles in suspension in a flow of liquid./ˌhaɪdroʊˈsaɪˌkloʊn/ΘΠ
society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for altering consistency > [noun] > separating apparatus
separatory1706
centrifugal1813
centrifuge1866
separator1881
cyclone1898
elutriator1904
microcentrifuge1937
hydro-cyclone1952
sedimenter1962
hydroclone1965
1952 Chem. Abstr. 46 1668 Data are presented on hydrocyclones used as thickeners in starch processing, as classifiers for highly viscous and non-Newtonian liquids and as washers in ore prepn.
1962 Engineering 3 Aug. 146/1 The cone-shaped nozzle at the bottom of the hydrocyclones used by the National Coal Board..(for the separation and thickening of coal and shale fines from water).
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