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noun
Aeration  n.  
1.
Exposure to the free action of the air; airing; as, aeration 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.





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"Aeration" Quotes from Famous Books



... of a thin batter not in equal proportions of liquid and flour is afforded by nut puffs. In hot breads of this kind, aeration is used as the leavening agent. In order to assist with the incorporation of air, the egg yolk is well beaten before it is added; but the greater part of the lightness that is produced is due to the egg white, which is beaten and folded in last. The addition ...
— Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1 - Volume 1: Essentials of Cookery; Cereals; Bread; Hot Breads • Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
... a slight pause as if the body were reluctant to start on its last journey, and then it slid from the platform and plunged into the sea, disappearing instantly under the urge of the weights, with a hissing aeration of the water. The flag, held inboard by the line, fluttered a moment and subsided over the grating. The girl turned toward them, ...
— A Man to His Mate • J. Allan Dunn


Words linked to "Aeration" :   natural action, change of state, action, activity, natural process, aerate


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