 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
aeration
noun
1: the process of exposing to air (so as to purify)
2: the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it
effervescent
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
aeration \aer*a"tion\, Aeration \A'["e]r*a"tion\, noun [Cf. F.
a['e]ration.]
1. Exposure to the free action of the air; airing; as,
a["e]ration of soil, of spawn, etc.
2. (Physiol.) 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 a liquid with carbon
dioxide gas to make it effervescent.
4. the act of charging a liquid with air or oxygen for the
purpose of purification.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Arterialization \Ar*te'ri*al*i*za"tion\, noun (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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