hollow-fiber

A form of hollowfibre — Based on or pertaining to hollow fibers.

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Meanings

adjectivehollow-fiber (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of hollowfibre.

    The total surface area of a hollow-fiber bioreactor varies in the range of 0.5–3.5 m2.

    2008, Leda Castilho, Angela Moraes, Elisabeth Augusto, Animal Cell Technology, →ISBN
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    The hollow-fiber configuration is most commonly used in microfiltration and ultrafiltration UF membranes. Hollow-fiber filaments have been produced for the textile industry for a long time.

    2012, Noam Lior, Advances in Water Desalination - Volume 1, →ISBN

    UF modules are commercially available in tubular, hollow-fiber, plate and frame, and spiral-wound configurations. Among them, hollow-fiber membrane is most frequently seen in water treatment.

    2012, Michael D. Holloway, Chikezie Nwaoha, Oliver A. Onyewuenyi, Process Plant Equipment: Operation, Control, and Reliability, →ISBN
nounhollow-fiber (countable and uncountable, plural hollow-fibers)

plural hollow-fibers

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of hollowfibre.
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