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• Packing — may refer to:In Mechanical engineering: * Packing, also known as an O ring or other type of Seal (mechanical), a term for a sealing material * Packing gland is a mechanical term for the groove in which a packing sits.In Mathematics: * Sphere… …   Wikipedia

• gland — gland1 [gland] n. [Fr glande < OFr glandre < L glandula, tonsil, dim. of glans (gen. glandis), acorn (< IE base * gwel , oak, acorn > Gr balanos)] 1. any organ or specialized group of cells that produces secretions, as insulin or bile …   English World dictionary

• Gland — Gland, n. [F. glande, L. glans, glandis, acorn; akin to Gr. ? for ?, and ? to cast, throw, the acorn being the dropped fruit. Cf. {Parable}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) (a) An organ for secreting something to be used in, or eliminated from, the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gland — gland1 glandless, adj. glandlike, adj. /gland/, n. 1. Anat. a. a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion. b. any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands. 2. Bot. a secreting organ or… …   Universalium

• Gland (engineering) — A gland is a general type of stuffing box, used to seal a rotating or reciprocating shaft against a fluid. The most common example is in the head of a tap (faucet) where the gland is usually packed with string which has been soaked in tallow or… …   Wikipedia

• gland — I [[t]glænd[/t]] n. anat. any organ or group of cells specialized for producing secretions, as insulin or sweat Compare endocrine gland exocrine gland • Etymology: 1685–95; < L gland , s. of glāns acorn gland′less, adj. II gland [[t]glænd[/t]] …   From formal English to slang

• gland — I. noun Etymology: French glande, from Old French, glandular swelling on the neck, gland, ultimately from Latin gland , glans acorn; akin to Greek balanos acorn Date: 1692 1. a. a specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gland´like´ — gland1 «gland», noun. 1. an organ in the body which separates materials from the blood and changes them into some secretion for use in the body, such as bile, or into a product to be discharged from the body, such as sweat. The salivary glands… …   Useful english dictionary

• gland — Synonyms and related words: acromegaly, adrenal, breast, choriocarcinoma, cretinism, diabetes, diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, dwarfism, gasket, giantism, hyperglycemia, hyperparathyroidism, hypo ovarianism, hypothyroidism, liver, mamma,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• packing gland — noun : gland II 1 …   Useful english dictionary

• packing — Synonyms and related words: air express, airfreight, airlift, allocation, asportation, assignment, bearing, bottling, boxing, bush, bushing, canning, carriage, carry, carrying, cartage, collocation, conveyance, crating, deployment, deposit,… …   Moby Thesaurus