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  • 41sweeten — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make sweet] Syn. sugar, add sugar, add sweetening, make toothsome, give a sweet flavor to, mull; see also flavor . Ant. sour*, make sour, make bitter. 2. [To make fresh] Syn. purify, freshen, remove salt from, fumigate,… …

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  • 42sulphur — (US & Chemistry sulfur) noun 1》 the chemical element of atomic number 16, a combustible non metal which typically occurs as yellow crystals. (Symbol: S)     ↘the material of which hellfire and lightning were formerly believed to consist. 2》 a… …

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  • 43clean — 1. adjective 1) keep the wound clean Syn: washed, scrubbed, cleansed, cleaned; spotless, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied, unblemished, immaculate, pristine, dirt free; hygienic, sanitary, disinfected, sterilized, steril …

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  • 44wash — 1. verb 1) he is washing in the guest bathroom Syn: clean oneself; bathe, take a bath, shower, soak, freshen up; formal perform one s ablutions 2) he washed her socks Syn: clean, cleanse, rinse, launder …

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  • 45wash — 1. verb 1) he washed in the bath Syn: clean oneself, bathe, shower 2) she washed her hands Syn: clean, cleanse, scrub, wipe, shampoo, lather, sluice, swill …

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  • 46chlorinate — /ˈklɒrəneɪt / (say kloruhnayt), /ˈklɔ / (say klaw ) verb (t) (chlorinated, chlorinating) 1. Chemistry to combine or treat with chlorine. 2. to disinfect (water) by means of chlorine. 3. Metallurgy a. to remove dissolved gases and entrapped oxides …

  • 47fumigant — fumigate ► VERB ▪ disinfect or purify with the fumes of certain chemicals. DERIVATIVES fumigant noun fumigation noun fumigator noun. ORIGIN Latin fumigare, from fumus smoke …

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  • 48fumigate — ► VERB ▪ disinfect or purify with the fumes of certain chemicals. DERIVATIVES fumigant noun fumigation noun fumigator noun. ORIGIN Latin fumigare, from fumus smoke …

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  • 49fumigation — fumigate ► VERB ▪ disinfect or purify with the fumes of certain chemicals. DERIVATIVES fumigant noun fumigation noun fumigator noun. ORIGIN Latin fumigare, from fumus smoke …

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  • 50fumigator — fumigate ► VERB ▪ disinfect or purify with the fumes of certain chemicals. DERIVATIVES fumigant noun fumigation noun fumigator noun. ORIGIN Latin fumigare, from fumus smoke …

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