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Noun: choking coil  chow-king koyl
  1. A coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
    "The engineer added a choking coil to the power supply to reduce electromagnetic interference";
    - choke, choke coil

Derived forms: choking coils

Type of: coil

Part of: circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit