aeration Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the process of exposing to air (so as to purify)
- the aeration of the soil
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noun the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent
WordNet
A`ër*a"tion noun
(Also<
- Aeration
- Aëration
)
Etymology
Cf. F.Definitions
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Exposure to the free action of the air; airing; as, aëration of soil, of spawn, etc. -
(Physiol.) A change produced in the blood by exposure to the air in respiration; oxygenation of the blood in respiration; arterialization. -
The act or preparation of charging with carbonic acid gas or with oxygen.