steam line

steam line
noun
a pipe conducting steam
Syn: ↑steam pipe
Hypernyms: ↑pipe, ↑pipage, ↑piping

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noun
: a graph showing the pressure at which a liquid and its vapor are in equilibrium at any temperature

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