AERATIONS

Noun

aerations

plural of aeration

Anagrams

• Aaronites

Source: Wiktionary


AERATION

A`ër*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. aération.]

1. Exposure to the free action of the air; airing; as, aëration of soil, of spawn, etc.

2. (Physiol.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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