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Word: Scavenge
Speech Type: Verb
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘clean out (dirt)’): back-formation from scavenger
ˈskav(ɪ)n(d)ʒ
search for and collect (anything usable) from discarded waste
Short Definition:search for and collect anything usable from discarded waste
Examples:- people sell junk scavenged from the garbage
- the city dump where the squatters scavenge to survive
remove (combustion products) from an internal combustion engine cylinder on the return stroke of the piston
Short Definition:remove combustion products from internal combustion engine cylinder on return stroke of piston
Examples:- solid lead deposits of combustion would be scavenged from the engine
combine with and remove (molecules, groups, etc.) from a particular medium
Short Definition:combine with and remove (molecules, groups, etc.) from medium
Examples:- chlorine molecules can scavenge ozone at a very fast rate
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