Vent-piece.
（Ordnance.) a. A plug of copper containing the vent, and screwed into its position in the gun. b. The block which closes the rear of the bore in a breech-loader.
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U-dom′e-ter.
Ul′tra-ma-rine′.
Um-bil′i-cal Band′age.
Um-brel′la.
Um-brel′la-stand.
Um′laut.
Un′cial Writ′ing.
Un′der-back.
Un′der-cut.
Un′der-ground-railway.
Un′der-lay.
Un′der-lay′er.
Un′der-lay-shaft.
Un′der-lev′el drift.
Un′der-lie.
Un′der-met′al.
Un′der-pin′ning.
Un′der-set′ting.
Un′der-shot Wa′ter-wheel.
Un′der-shut-wheel.
Un′der-shut-valve.
Un′der-the-top.
Un-dock′ing.
Un-hair′ing.
Un-hair′ing–knife.
Un-hair′ing–ma-chine′.
Un′ion.
Un′ion–joint.
Un′ion–pump.
Un′ions.
U′nit.
U′nit–jar.
U-ni-versal Bor′ing–ma-chine.
U-ni-vers′al chuck.
U-ni-vers′al Com′pass.
U-ni-vers′al Coup′ling.
U-ni-vers′al In′stru-ment.
U-ni-vers′al joint.
U-ni-vers′al Syr′inge.
Un-load′ing ma-chine′.
U′no–rail.
Upcast–pit.
Uph′roe.
Upper.
Up′per–leath′er.
Up′per–ma-chines′.
Up′right.
Up-set′ting.
Up-set′ting–press.
Up′take.
Up′ward Fil′ter.
U-ran′i-co-plas′tic In′stru-ments.
U-ra′ni-um.
Ur′chin.
U-re′thra–cut′ter.
U-re′thra–syr′inge.
U-re′thra-tome.
U′ri-nal.
U-ri-nom′e-ter.
Urn.
Use.
U′sine.
U′ter-ine Di-lat′or.
U′ter-ine douche.
U′ter-ine El′e-vator.
U′ter-ine re-dress′or.
U′ter-ine Scar′i-fi-cator.
U′ter-ine Spec′u-lum.
U′ter-ine Sup-port′er.
Uv′row.
U′vu-la–for′ceps.
U-vu′la-tome.
Vac′ci-nator.
Vac′u-um-appa-ra′tus.
Vac′u-um-brake.
Vac′u-um–cyl′in-der cock.
Vac′u-um–fil′ter.
Vac′u-um–gage.
Vac′u-um–pan.
Vacu-um–pump.
Vac′u-um–valve.
Vad′mel.
Vag′i-nal Specu-lum.
Vag′i-nal Syr′inge.
Vak′ka.
Valance.
Va-len′ci-ennes′ lace.
Va-len-tin's′ knife.
Va-let′ a Pa-tin′.
Va-lise′.
Va-lise′–lock.
Va-lise′–sad′dle.
Val
′ley.
Valve.
Valve–buck′et.
Valve–cham′ber.
Valve–cock.
Valve–coup′ling.
Valve–file.
Valve–gear.
Valve–seat.
Vamp.
Van.
Va-na′di-um.
Vand-kik′kat.
Vane
.
Van-fosse.
Vang.
Van′ning.
Vapor-a′ri-um.
Va′por-burn′er.
Va′por-burn′ing stove.
Va′por-en′gine.
Va′por-in-hal′er.
Va′por-izing-stove.
Va′por-lamp.
Va′ri-a-ble cut-off.
Va′ri-a-ble-speed Pul′ley.
Va′ri-a-ble-speed wheel.
Va-ri-a′tion-com′pass.
Var′i-cose Stock′ing.
Var′i-cose-vein Band′age.
Var′nish.
Var′nish-ing.
Var′nish-lens.
Vase.
Vat.
Vault.
Vault-cov′er.
Vault′ing.
Vault′ing-horse.
Vault-light.
V-bob.
V-croze.
Vec′tis.
Veg′e-ta-ble-chop′per.
Veg′e-ta-ble-cut′ter.
Veg′e-ta-ble-ex′tracts Appa-ra′tus.
Veg′e-ta-ble-flan′nel.
Veg′e-ta-ble-grat′er.
Veg′e-ta-ble-i′vo-ry.
Veg′e-ta-ble-parch′ment.
Veg′e-ta-ble-sli′--cer.
Vege-ta-ble-wash′er.
Ve′hi-cle.
Vein.
Vein′stone.
Ve-linche′.
Vel′lum.
Velo-cim′e-ter.
Ve-loc′i-pede.
Ve-lour′.
Ve-lours′.
Vel′vet.
Vel-vet-een′.
Vel′vet-loom.
Vel′vet-pa′per.
Vel′vet-pile Car′pet.
Vel′vet-tree.
Vend.
Ve-neer′.
Ve-neer′--bend′ing.
Ve-neer′--cut′ter.
Ve-neer′--cut′ting ma-chine′.
Ve-neer′ing.
Ve-neer′ing-ham′mer.
Ve-neer′--mill.
Ve-neer′--plan′ing ma-chine′.
Ve-neer′--pol′ish-ing ma-chine′.
Ve-neer′--press.
Ve-neer′--saw.
Ve-neer′--straight′en-ing ma-chine′.
Ve-ne′tian ball.
Ve-ne′tian blind.
Ve-ne′tian Car′pet.
Ve-ne′tian glass.
Ve-ne′tians.
Ve-ne′tian Win′dow.
Vent.
Vent-bit.
Vent-cock.
Vent-cov′er.
Vent-fau′cet.
Vent-field.
Ven′ti-lating-bricks.
Ven′ti-lating-heat′er.
Ven′ti-lating mill-stones.
Ven′ti-lating-stack.
Ven′ti-lating Wa′ter-wheel.
Ven′ti-lator.
Ven-tose′.
Vent-piece.
Vent-pipe.
Vent-plug.
Vent-punch.
Vent-stop′per.
Vent-wire.
Ve-ran′da.
Verge.
Verge-es-cape′ment.
Verge-file.
Ver′meil.
Ver-mil′ion.
Ver′ni-er.
Ver′ni-er-cal′i-per.
Ver′ni-er-com′pass.
Ver′ni-er-tran′--sit.
Ve-ro′na-serge.
Versed sine.
Ver′ti-cal Bor′ing-ma-chine′.
Ver′ti-cal buhr-mill.
Ver′ti-cal dial.
Ver′ti-cal drill.
Verti-cal es-cape′--ment.
Ver′ti-cal mill.
Ver′ti-cal plan.
Ver′ti-cal Plan′ing-ma-chine′.
Ver′ti-cal pump.
Ver′ti-cal Spin′dle-step.
Ver′ti-cal steam-en′gine.
Ver′vel.
Ves′sel.
Ves′sets.
Ves′ta.
Ves′ti-bule.
Vet′er-i-na-ry In′stru-ment.
V-gear wheel.
Vi′a-duct.
Vi′al.
Vi-a-tom′e-ter.
Vi′brat-ing-pis′ton steam-en′gine.
Vi′brat-ing-pro-pel′ler.
Vi′brat-ing-roll′er.
Vi′brat-ing steam-en′gine.
Vi′bro-scope.
Vic-to′ri-a.
Vign-ette′.
Vign-et′ter.
Vi′na.
Vine-fi-ca′teur.
Vin′e-gar.
Vin′e-gar-appa-ra′tus.
Vine-rake.
Vi′ol.
Vi′ol-block.
Vi′o-la.
Vi-ole′ d'a-mour′.
Vio-lin′.
Vi′o-lin′--pi-a′no.
Vio-lon-cel′lo.
Vio-lo′ne.
Vir′gi-nal.
Vis-à--Vis.
Vise.
Vise-clamp.
Vise-press.
Vit′re-o-graph.
Vit′rics.
Vit-ri-fac′tion.
Vi′trodea Trino.
Vit′ro-type.
Vit′ry.
Voic′ing.
Vol-can′ic En′gine.
Vol-i-cim′e-ter.
Vol′ta-e-lec-trom′e-ter.
Vol-ta′ic Bat′ter-y.
Vol-ta′ic light.
Vol-ta′ic pile.
Vol-tam′e-ter.
Vol′ta-plast.
Vol′ta-type.
Vol′ume
Vol′u-ta-ry press.
Vo-lute′.
Vo-lute′--com′pass-es.
Vo-lute′--spring.
Vo-lute′--wheel.
Vol′velle.
Vor′tex Wa′ter-wheel.
Vote-re-cord′er.
Vous′soir.
Vox-Hu-ma′na.
Voy′ol.
Voy′ol-block.
Vugh.
Vul
′can-ite.
Vul
′can-ite-flask.
Vul
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Vul
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Vul-can-iz′ing.
Vyce
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（Ordnance.) a. A plug of copper containing the vent, and screwed into its position in the gun. b. The block which closes the rear of the bore in a breech-loader.
1877.
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