aerator

English

Etymology

aerate +‎ -or

Noun

aerator (plural aerators)

1. A device which mixes air with a substance, particularly soil or a liquid.
2. A device used for charging mineral waters with gas and in making soda water.
3. A fumigator used to bleach grain, destroying fungi and insects.

Related terms

• aerate
• aeration

Translations

a device which mixes air with a substance

• Finnish: ilmastin
• German: Belüfter m, Belüftungsanlage f
• Irish: aerthóir m
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• Polish: aerator (pl) m
• Portuguese: aerador m