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- [n] the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent
- [n] the process of exposing to air (so as to purify)
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AERATION is a 8 letter word that starts with A. |
| | See Also: | | action, activity, change of state, natural action, natural process |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A`["e]r*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. a['e]ration.]
1. Exposure to the free action of the air; airing; as,
a["e]ration 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 with carbonic acid gas
or with oxygen.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | To add air or oxygen into a liquid. |
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