Aeration

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  aeration \aer*a"tion\, Aeration \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.
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     2. (Physiol.) A change produced in the blood by exposure to
        the air in respiration; oxygenation of the blood in
        respiration; arterialization.
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     3. The act or preparation of charging a liquid with carbon
        dioxide gas to make it effervescent.
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     4. the act of charging a liquid with air or oxygen for the
        purpose of purification.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] aerator

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arterialization \Ar*te`ri*al*i*za"tion\, n. (Physiol.)
     The process of converting venous blood into arterial blood
     during its passage through the lungs, oxygen being absorbed
     and carbonic acid evolved; -- called also {a["e]ration} and
     {hematosis}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aeration
       n 1: the process of exposing to air (so as to purify)
       2: the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it
          effervescent