sprue

About 0.43 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis.
2. noun A channel through which molten metal is poured into the mold during the casting process.
3. noun Material that cools in the feed channels to a mold.
4. verb To remove the sprues (material left in feed channels) from a cast piece.

Similar words

nontropical psilosis tropical sprue syphiloid syphilide prunella syphilosis non-tropical sprue sibbens lues

Often followed by

and is in pin former or hole bushing syndrome

Word family

sprues tropical sprue