Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scum valve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: scum -valve
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blowdown valve mounted at the water level of a boiler, used to blow down lighter oily or foamy deposits that float on the water.

Inflected Forms

scum valves (plural)

Questions

What does scum valve mean?: A blowdown valve mounted at the water level of a boiler, used to blow down lighter oily or foamy deposits that float on the water.

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