aerating
present participle of aerate
• Argentia, Irangate
Source: Wiktionary
A"ƫr*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. A; p. pr. & vb. n. A.] Etym: [Cf. F. aƩrer. See Air,v. t.]
1. To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air. His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from aƫrated natural fountains. Carlyle.
2. To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to aƫrate soil; to aƫrate water.
3. (Physiol.)
Definition: To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize. AĆ«rated bread, bread raised by charging dough with carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gas in the dough by fermentation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; āAs a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguousā- Mario Vargas Llosa
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red ā indicating ripeness ā they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
