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scav·enge
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ɪndʒ
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-inj
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verb,
-enged,
-eng·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material.
2.
to cleanse of filth, as a street.
3.
to expel burnt gases from (the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine).
4.
Metallurgy
.
to purify (molten metal) by introducing a substance that
will
combine chemically with impurities.
verb (used without object)
5.
to act as a
scavenger
.
6.
(of an engine or cylinder) to become scavenged of burnt gases.
7.
to search, especially for food.
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says when a net force acting on an object will cause acceleration of that object
the product of the mass and velocity of an object
says body remains at rest or in motion with constant velocity unless acted upon by external force
says a line linking a planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal time
says when a net force acting on an object will cause acceleration of that object
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Origin:
1635–45;
back formation from
scavenger
Related forms
un·scav·enged,
adjective
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scavenge
(ˈskævɪndʒ)
—
vb
1.
to search for (anything usable) among discarded material
2.
(
tr
) to purify (a molten metal) by bubbling a suitable gas through it. The gas may be inert or may react with the impurities
3.
to clean up filth from (streets, etc)
4.
chem
to act as a scavenger for (atoms, molecules, ions, radicals, etc)
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