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Aeration   Listen
noun
Aeration  n.  
1.
Exposure to the free action of the air; airing; as, aeration of soil, of spawn, etc.
2.
(Physiol.) A change produced in the blood by exposure to the air in respiration; oxygenation of the blood in respiration; arterialization.
3.
The act or preparation of charging a liquid with carbon dioxide gas to make it effervescent.
4.
The act of charging a liquid with air or oxygen for the purpose of purification.





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"Aeration" Quotes from Famous Books



... Water.—Swift-running streams are clear and comparatively pure, because their organic impurities are constantly brought to the surface and oxidized, whereas in stagnant pools these impurities accumulate. Reservoirs of water for city supply have sometimes been freed from impurities by aeration, i.e. by forcing ...
— An Introduction to Chemical Science • R.P. Williams


Words linked to "Aeration" :   change of state, natural action, activity, natural process, aerate


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