deaerate

Extract dissolved gases

To deaerate is to remove air or dissolved gases from a liquid or substance.

The process appears in industrial and scientific contexts: deaerate the water before testing, The boiler system deaerates feedwater to prevent corrosion.

Also spelled deaerate with a diaeresis (deäerate) or as two words (de-aerate).

applications

boiler

Water-heating vessel

pharmaceutical · cosmetics · paint · adhesives · hydraulic · ink · coating · bottling · fermentation · semiconductor

gases

oxygen

Element eight, colorless gas

foam · carbonation · argon · helium · air · inert · headspace · entrained · occluded · trapped

actions

remove

Take something away

  • evacuateLeave due to danger
  • extractConcentrated derived substance
  • expelRemove forcibly from membership

vent · release · purge · strip · displace · eliminate · exhaust · withdraw · eject · drain

methods

vacuum

Absence of matter

ultrasonic · depressurization · spray · agitation · heating · hydrophobic · thin-film

Opposites
air/gas content

deaerateaerate

Expose to circulation

oxygenate · carbonate · gasify · insufflate · bubble

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G