sedimentern.
/ˈsɛdɪˌmɛntə/ A device for removing sediment and other extraneous material from diesel fuel.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for altering consistency > [noun] > separating apparatus
separatory1706
centrifugal1813
centrifuge1866
separator1881
cyclone1898
elutriator1904
microcentrifuge1937
hydro-cyclone1952
sedimenter1962
hydroclone1965
1962 Engineering 12 Jan. 43/1 The sedimenter has little resistance to flow and is not subject to choking.
1986 C. Culpin Farm Machinery (ed. 11) ii. 30/1 (caption) Primary fuel sedimenter for removal of water and relatively large particles of rust, metal or grit.
1986 C. Culpin Farm Machinery (ed. 11) ii. 30/2 Most sedimenters, once full of water, provide no further protection.
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