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aeration
Bringing air into contact with a fluid by bubbling through or by agitation. Compressed air, providing oxygen to promote bacterial action, is blown into a reagent tank in the treatment of sewage. Aeration is also used in the fermentation and soft drinks industries, as well as in the manufacture of penicillin and other antibiotics.
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