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Rarestrainer
The correct spelling is strainer.
How to pronounce strainer
noun
IPA: /ˈstɹeɪnɚ/
Say it like: Str-ayn-er
The correct spelling is strainer. A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid.
- 2.A perforated screen or openwork (usually at the end of a suction pipe of a pump), used to prevent solid bodies from mixing in a liquid stream or flowline.
- 3.One who strains.
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