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💧 To sprinkle liquid 🫧 To add air or gas 🚿 A water rinse
to sparge

to sparge

9.9
To bubble air or gas through a liquid to add oxygen
  • verb
  • /spɑrdʒ/
  • Specialized
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  • To improve oxygen levels in the fish tank, simply sparge the water with air.

Examples

  • During the brewing process, they sparge the mash to extract more sugars.

  • The technician began to sparge the solution with nitrogen to remove impurities.

  • Don't sparge too quickly!

  • They will sparge the wort during the brewing process.

  • The brewer will sparge the grains with hot water to extract the sugars.

  • To achieve optimal fermentation, it is essential to sparge the wort with oxygen.

  • During the process, remember to sparge the liquid gently to avoid splashing.

Synonyms

to aerate
vsto sparge
5 4.5

To put air into something, for example soil or liquid

agitates liquids by introducing gas used mainly in brewing and industrial processes

Antonyms

to degas
  • Specialized
8.5

To remove gas from a liquid or material

Compounds

sparge pipe
  • Specialized
9.9

A horizontal pipe with small holes that sprays water or other liquids evenly

How Aerated

to oxygenate
  • Specialized
7 5.8
to sparge
  • Specialized
9.9
to bubble
32 1.0

Surface Forms

sparge infinitive
sparged past
sparged past participle
sparging present participle
sparges third person singular

Etymology

Sparge comes from the Latin spargere, meaning 'to scatter' or 'to sprinkle', the same root behind English sparse; picture many tiny bubbles or drops 'sprinkled' through a liquid like rain in water. That's why to sparge a solution or tank can mean adding air or gas as many small bubbles to mix or clean the liquid.