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The act of expelling food that has just been eaten. This is usually accomplished by vomiting or taking laxatives. Often seen in bulimia, purging is the second action in the strategy of "binging a [..]
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The removal of oxygen from a closed system (equipment and piping) to below the LOC of the particulate solid by means of applying pressure, vacuum, and/or a purge gas.
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 – Cleaning one color or powder formulation from all areas that come in contact with the powder before introducing another color or powder.
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The interposing of an inert substance between two sources being interchanged to prevent the formation of explosive mixtures.
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Cleaning of one type of material or color from an extruder by forcing it out with the new material or color or by using special purging substances. Purging is more efficient when the purging material [..]
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(n) an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements(n) the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge(adj) serving to purge or rid of sin
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In cancer treatment purging refers to the removal of cancer or T cells in bone marrow or stem cells prior to BMT or PBSCT.
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A forced cleansing or release. In terms of eating disorders this is usually done by vomiting or laxative abuse.
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Removing stagnant air or water from sampling zone or equipment prior to sample collection.
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Techniques for the removal of subpopulations of Cells (usually residual Tumor Cells) from the Bone Marrow ex vivo before it is infused. The purging is achieved by a variety of agents including pharmac [..]
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A Cell-separation technique where magnetizable Microspheres or beads are first coated with monoclonal antibody, allowed to search and bind to target Cells, and are then selectively removed when passed [..]
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The introduction of inert gas into a tank already in the inert condition with the object of further reducing the existing oxygen content and/or reducing the existing hydrocarbon gas content to a level below which combustion cannot be supported if air is subsequently introduced into the tank.
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persons with bulimia nervosa engage in a destructive pattern of ridding their bodies of the excess calories (to control their weight) by vomiting, abusing laxatives or diuretics, taking enemas, and/or [..]
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The elimination of undesired gas or liquid from a system.
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Releasing compressed gas to atmosphere through some part or parts for the purpose of removing contaminants from that part or parts.
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Relationships Synonym:  culling weeding n. ~ The process of pulling and disposing of unwanted materials.
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Rendering stored information unrecoverable by laboratory attack. [INFOSEC-99]
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The process of supplying an enclosure with clean air or an inert gas at sufficient flow and positive pressure to reduce, to an acceptable safe level, the concentration of any flammable gases or vapors [..]
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forcing oneself to vomit.
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In a boiler, the act of blowing air through the furnace to remove any unburned fuel. In refrigeration, the act of blowing out gas from a refrigerant-containing vessel, usually for the purpose of removing non-condensables.
Source: powerengineering.org (offline)

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Removing stagnant air or water from sampling zone or equipment prior to sample collection.
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