flue
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One system, a 100 liter bioreactor nicknamed "Shrek," is currently used to process industrial flue gas as part of efforts to reduce air pollution.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
A generation or so ago, an open stair like this would have been restricted to two stories to ensure it didn’t act as a flue during a fire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
However, sounds from things like flue organ pipes or flutes, which are propagated through air, would be pitched higher than Earth.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025
Technicians either use an existing opening or create a temporary hatch through which the flue - typically made of a metal such as iron or steel - is inserted.
From BBC • May 4, 2025
In the meantime Arne Stolbaad’s chimney fire expired; when the firemen showed up at last he expressed to them his delight at having burned clean the flue creosote.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Vocabulary lists containing flue
"The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury
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By the Roots: Fluere: to flow (flu-)
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