sprue

IPA: sprˈu

(medicine) A tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis.
(founding) The hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold.
(founding) Material that cools in the feed channels to a mold.

Examples of "sprue" in Sentences

The sprue on the model kit needed to be carefully removed before assembling the pieces
The jeweler carefully removed the sprue from the metal casting to reveal the final piece of jewelry
The injection molding process left a small sprue on the plastic part that needed to be trimmed off
The sprue on the tree branch indicated where new growth was beginning to form
I accidentally bumped into the sprue while walking through the garden and broke off a small branch