aerate | (verb) aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter | Synonyms: activate |
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(verb) impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen | Synonyms: oxygenate, oxygenise, oxygenize |
(verb) expose to fresh air | Synonyms: air, air out |
aerated | (adjective) supplied with carbon dioxide | Synonyms: charged |
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(adjective) (of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification | - |
aeration | (noun) the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent | - |
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(noun) the process of exposing to air (so as to purify) | - |
aerator | (noun) an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage) | - |
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chimaera | (noun) a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail | - |
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(noun) a grotesque product of the imagination | Synonyms: chimera |
deaerate | (verb) remove air or gas from | Synonyms: de-aerate |
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unaerated | (adjective) (used of blood) not supplied with oxygen | Synonyms: unoxygenated |
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