cagewash

English

Etymology

From cage +‎ wash.

Noun

cagewash (plural cagewashes)

1. (sciences) Equipment in a laboratory for washing the cages of laboratory animals.
   • 1989, Laboratory Animal Science - Volume 39, Issues 4-6‎^[1], page 537:

     Since the perches can go through a cagewash with the cages, less labor is involved than with tree branches or PVC perches.

   • 1996, Jonathan Y. Richmond, Proceedings of the 4th National Symposium on Biosafety‎^[2], page 82:

     Ultimately all cages will come to the cagewash area.