Dewar

[ US /ˈduɝ/ ]
NOUN
  1. vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments
  2. Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923)
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How To Use Dewar In A Sentence

  • And gave us a sidewards glance, and got really red. Grouse Diary Entry
  • Modern Contextual Dewarping: Such conventions persist, but with the increased scope of post-Enlightenment experiential milieus, such mock-recognition is less likely to be afforded in the face of credibility warp; the unknown world and the unknown past are expected to conform to the same principles. Archive 2009-12-01
  • Dewar, who came to embody the thrifty character of the nation, had a vision which is encapsulated in those first six sonorous words.
  • So the movement associated with Cancer is a strange one; there is a sense of hesitancy, a sidewards approach to things, and an element of moving forwards whilst not looking squarely at what lies ahead.
  • Meanwhile, the collection grew to include photomultiplier tubes, cryogenic dewars, X-ray machines and a Fermacell fermentor, used in growing cell cultures. Weapons Lab Machinist Morphed Into Antinuclear Gadfly and Junk Dealer
  • Arguably, the other quirks are seldom wholly dewarped either, because we seldom want them to be; the incredibility is part of the fun, the drama. Archive 2010-01-01
  • Donald Dewar, however, will be taking some of the burden off her shoulders this weekend.
  • But she hasn't yet figured out that if she's holding on to something, she can move her feet and actually move sidewards. Archive 2007-09-01
  • Donald Dewar personally censured ministers for failing to observe collective responsibility and leaking to the press.
  • The deltoid and supraspinatus are involved in shoulder joint abduction, in which the arm is moved outward and upward in a sideward plane.
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