Definition of Sparge

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scatter, sprinkle; agitate a liquid by way of compressed air or gas going in through a pipe
act of sparging
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Sparge Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(v. t.)
To sprinkle; to moisten by sprinkling; as, to sparge paper.
  
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To moisten by sprinkling with water
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Noun
1. the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt"
(synonym) sprinkle, sprinkling
(hypernym) watering

Verb
1. agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the water"
(hypernym) shake, agitate
2. scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn"
(synonym) sprinkle, besprinkle
(hypernym) wet
Sparge Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Sparging may refer to:
  • A step in lautering, a process used in brewing beer
  • Sparging, a process in the processing of edible oils
  • Sparging (chemistry), a process used in chemistry whereby a chemically inert gas is bubbled through a liquid

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