STILL OPERATOR

Domain	Definition
Occupations	Controls equipment that heats asphalt to specified temperature and viscosity for use in manufacture of roofing materials: Starts pumps that fill tanks with asphalt, and turns wheels and valves to regulate temperature and steam pressure. Actuates air compressor to force air bubbles through liquid asphalt, creating chemical reaction that raises asphalt melting point. Observes and adjusts dials and gauges to maintain specified temperature, pressure, and depth of asphalt in tanks. Starts discharge pumps, and turns valves to direct flow of heated asphalt into plant and storage tanks. (references)
	Tends batch stills and related equipment to separate and condense vitamins or oils from fruits or mint hay: Pumps or pours specified quantities of liquids into still. Observes thermostat and sets controls on instrument panel to maintain specified temperatures throughout distillation cycle and to control condensation. Draws samples of distillant for laboratory analysis. Observes color of distillant to determine when distillation is completed. Records operating data, such as weight, yield of product, gauge readings, and number of batches distilled. (references)
	A term applied to a worker who operates or tends equipment for distilling, purifying, reclaiming, or refining materials. Usually designated according to type of duties performed as BATCH-STILL OPERATOR (chemical) II; DISTILLER (chemical) I; DISTILLER (chemical) II; and REFINERY OPERATOR (petrol. refin.). (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: STILL OPERATOR

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-i-l-l-o-o-p-r-r-s-t-t"
	-2 letters: allotropies, rototillers.
	-3 letters: allotropes, literators, patrollers, rototiller, tolerators.
	-4 letters: allotrope, allotters, literator, littorals, operators, oratories, paltriest, patooties, patroller, portliest, portraits, posterior, posttrial, prattlers, preallots, pretrials, priorates, prostrate, protestor, protostar, retailors, rostellar, rotatores, rototills, saprolite, spoliator, tolerator, tortillas, troopials.
	-5 letters: airports, allotter, isolator, literals, littoral, loopiest, oestriol, operator, ostiolar, paleosol, paletots, palliest, paltrier, partiers, partlets.
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