aerochlorination

noun

aero·​chlo·​rin·​a·​tion

¦er-ō-ˌklȯr-ə-¦nā-shən

: the treatment of sewage with compressed air and chlorine gas for removal of fatty matter

Word History

Etymology

aero- + chlorination

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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