(scrubber)
1scrubber — ⇒SCRUBBER, subst. masc. TECHNOL. Tour de lavage, colonne creuse où se fait l épuration du gaz. Les matières volatiles recueillies au haut de la cornue passent dans un condenseur aérien, puis dans des scrubbers à eau retenant l ammoniaque, et dans …
2Scrubber — Scrub ber (skr[u^]b b[ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, scrubs; esp., a brush or machine used in scrubbing. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. (Gas Manuf.) A gas washer. See under {Gas}. [1913 Webster] 3. (Manufacturing) a device for removing pollutants… …
3Scrubber — Scrub ber (skr[u^]b b[ e]r), n. 1. a stunted or emaciated steer. [PJC] 2. A person who lives in the bush. [Australian] [PJC] 3. A domesticated animal which has escaped and lives wild in the bush. [Australian] [PJC] …
4scrubber — ► NOUN 1) a person or thing that scrubs. 2) an apparatus using water or a solution for purifying gases or vapours. 3) Brit. informal, derogatory a sexually promiscuous woman …
5scrubber — [skrub′ər] n. [ SCRUB2 + ER] anything that scrubs or is used for scrubbing: specif., an apparatus that cleans the gases passing through a smokestack of a coal burning power plant …
6Scrubber — This article is about the pollution control device, for other uses, see scrubber (disambiguation).Scrubber systems are a diverse group of air pollution control devices that can be used to remove some particulates and/or gases from industrial… …
7scrubber — UK [ˈskrʌbə(r)] / US [ˈskrʌbər] noun [countable] Word forms scrubber : singular scrubber plural scrubbers British 1) a ball of plastic or metal fibres used for cleaning pans 2) offensive an insulting word for a woman whose sexual behaviour is… …
8scrubber — I. /ˈskrʌbə / (say skrubuh) noun 1. someone or something that scrubs. 2. an apparatus for purifying gases. 3. Colloquial a coarse or vulgar woman. 4. Chiefly British Colloquial a promiscuous woman. {scrub1 + er1} II. /ˈskrʌbə / (say skrubuh) …
9scrubber — See chain scrubber exhaust scrubber …
10scrubber — Used mainly by British speakers of or to a woman whose morals are lax sexually, and who acts like a prostitute. An Indecent Obsession, by Colleen McCullough, has a man saying to a woman: ‘I was enjoying Miss WoopWoop in more ways that you’ll… …
