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dewar
[dyo̅o̅′ər]
a double chamber used to maintain the temperature of superconducting magnet coils near absolute zero. The outer chamber is filled with liquid nitrogen at a temperature of about -196° C (-321° F), and the inner chamber is filled with liquid helium at a temperature of -270° C (-454° F). A dewar is part of magnetic resonance imaging equipment.


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DONALD Dewar has been slated as "a petty and hypocritical man" by a former Labour colleague.
DENNIS SLAMS 'FATHER OF THE NATION' by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Scottish Secretary Donald Dewar revealed his blueprint for the future of Scottish politics and called on the House of Lords not to delay or disrupt its passage into law.
Remember When? 1999 by Birmingham Mail (England)
Byline: By MARK SMITH A LABOUR peer has claimed Scotland's first First Minister Donald Dewar did not encourage Labour MPs to stand for the Scottish Parliament because he feared the competition from them.
Don had MP fears by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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