Direct-acting

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Di`rect´-act`ing

(Mach.) Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the intervention of other working parts.

Direct-acting steam engine
one in which motion is transmitted to the crank without the intervention of a beam or lever; - also called direct-action steam engine.

Direct-acting steam pump
one in which the steam piston rod is directly connected with the pump rod; - also called direct-action steam pump.

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This population was selected for this study because it is thought that a direct-acting thrombolytic such as microplasmin may prove more beneficial in these severe strokes when compared to indirect-acting thrombolytics such as tPA.

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This is accentuated by the deployment of MacPherson struts with aluminum L-shaped control arms and a direct-acting stabilizer bar in the front and a four-link independent suspension in the rear with either twin-tube gas shocks (XE) or monotube shocks (XR).

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