flasking

flasking

[flask′ing]

Etymology: L, vasculum, small vessel

1 the act of investing in a flask.

2 the process of investing the cast and a wax denture in a flask preparatory to molding the denture base material into the form of the denture.

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flasking,

n the act of investing a pattern in a flask. The process of investing the cast and a wax denture in a flask preparatory to molding the denture base material into the form of the denture.

Flavobacterium

n a genus of aerobic to facultatively anaerobic, nonsporeforming, motile, and nonmotile bacteria. These organisms characteristically produce yellow, orange, red, or yellow-brown pigments. They are found in soil and fresh and salt water; some species are pathogenic.