exhausted
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In the first method reciprocating bells, or piston machines, or rotary machines of varying capacity like gas-works exhausters, are employed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
The result of this has been inconvenience, which has led to a preference being shown for other kinds of exhausters, notwithstanding the manifest advantages which, in M. Meizel's opinion, those of the reciprocating type possess.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 by Various
They are blown about by the wind, useless exhausters of the parent plant; they change color by exposure to the sun and air, and lose their power of extension.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 by Various
Turnips, for the reasons given, are not great exhausters of the soil; and they furnish abundant food for animals.
From The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 by Webster, Daniel
This has prevented the employment of cylinders of large dimensions; and, consequently, when the quantity of gas to be dealt with has been considerable, the number of exhausters has had to be increased.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 by Various
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