aeration

(âr'āt)
tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

1. To supply with air or expose to the circulation of air: aerate soil.
2. To expose to oxygen, as in the oxygenation of the blood by respiration.
3. To supply or charge (liquid) with a gas, especially to charge with carbon dioxide.

aeration aer·a'tion n.

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[ER-ayt; Ay-uh-rayt] A term used in cookery as a synonym for sift.

verb

To expose to circulating air: air, ventilate, wind. See breath/breathlessness, open/close.

To introduce air into soil or water by natural or artificial means.

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[AIR-ayt; air-AY-shun] The process by which air is deliberately introduced to wine. Aeration begins when the cork is removed from the bottle and the wine is exposed to outside air. The aeration process is accelerated when the wine is decanted into another vessel (a decanter) or poured into a wineglass and swirled. There's some debate about the benefits of letting wine breathe. Advocates believe that the practice allows wines to soften (especially younger red wines with high tannins) and the bouquet to evolve and develop complexity. Detractors say breathing dulls a wine's flavor and diminishes its liveliness. There's no argument that many wines simply don't benefit from breathing-generally most white and rosé wines, as well as many low- to medium-quality reds. Wines that do benefit are usually higher-quality vintage red wines and some superior whites from burgundy. Care should be taken with very old wines in that too much aeration may cause them to lose some of their fragile bouquet and flavor. In some wine circles, aerating wine is referred to as letting the wine "breathe."

To supply oxygen to the soil by digging or by turning it over. Earthworms improve aeration by tunneling through the soil. To aerate a lawn, a tool called an aerator, which has hollow tines, can be used to remove cores of sod and thatch.

The addition usually by beating, bubbling, or high speed mixing of air into a product. See Foam, Foaming Agents.

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1. to supply with or expose to air.
2. to pass air through a liquid.

—aeration n.

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1. the exchange of carbon dioxide for oxygen by the blood in the lungs.
2. the charging of a liquid with air or gas.

(erā′shən)
n

The passage of air or gases into liquid (for example, the passage of oxygen from pulmonary alveoli into the blood).

For a list of words related to aeration, see:

• Soils and Soil Management - aeration: supplying abundant oxygen to soil through cultivation

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See words rhyming with "aerate."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gøre mousserende, tilsætte kulsyre

Nederlands (Dutch)
koolzuur toevoegen, beluchten

Français (French)
v. tr. - gazéifier, retourner (le sol)

Deutsch (German)
v. - (mit Kohlendioxyd) anreichern, durchlüften

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αερίζω, εξαερίζω, οξυγονώνω

Italiano (Italian)
ventilare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - arejar, ventilar, oxigenar

Русский (Russian)
проветривать, газировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - airear, ventilar, oxigenar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lufta, syrsätta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使暴露于空气中, 使充满气体

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使暴露於空氣中, 使充滿氣體

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 공기에 쐬다, 동맥혈화하다, 탄산가스를 함유 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 酸素を供給する, ガスを入れる, 空気にさらす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشبع ألدم بالأكسجين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮אוורר, דחס גז לנוזל כדי ליצור בעבוע, חשף לפעולה המכנית או הכימית של האוויר‬

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