noun Download 🔗Share A tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis. Examples : "The doctor suspected sprues when the patient, recently returned from Southeast Asia, complained of a painful tongue and persistent digestive issues. " disease medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (founding) The hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold. Examples : "The molten bronze flowed down the sprues, filling the intricate mold to create the statue. " material technical industry machine process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (founding) Material that cools in the feed channels to a mold. Examples : "After the metal cooled, the factory worker carefully removed the metal castings and then broke off the sprues, which were the extra bits of hardened metal from the mold's channels. " material technical industry machine process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove the sprues (material left in feed channels) from a cast piece. Examples : "After the metal casting cooled, the worker had to sprue each part before sending them to the next stage of manufacturing. " material process technical industry work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading