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scrubber
1[ skruhb-er ]
noun
- a person who scrubs.
- a device or process for removing pollutants from smoke or gas produced by burning high-sulfur fuels.
- a machine or appliance used in scrubbing:
an automatic floor scrubber.
scrubber
2[ skruhb-er ]
noun
- a mongrel, especially a mongrel steer.
- a thin or stunted steer.
- Australian.
- an inhabitant of the bush.
- any domestic animal that has run off into the bush and become wild, especially a steer.
scrubber
3[ skruhb-er ]
noun
- a prostitute or promiscuous woman.
scrubber
1/ ˈʌə /
noun
- a person or thing that scrubs
- an apparatus for purifying a gas
- derogatory.a promiscuous woman
scrubber
2/ ˈʌə /
noun
- a domestic animal, esp a bullock, that has run wild in the bush
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of scrubber3
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of scrubber1
Example Sentences
If you can afford it, you might rent an air scrubber for a day of high-powered air cleaning.
They also advise against using thinners, nylon or metal scrubbers, or abrasives - all of which could damage the surface of the toilet seat.
In one instance from June 2023, hydrogen sulfide reached a one-hour average of 64 ppb — more than double California’s standard — when Hyperion operators had turned off pollution control devices, or scrubbers, for maintenance.
Remaining coal-fired power plants now use "scrubber" technology that prevents these chemicals from forming.
Discharge from ships with so-called scrubbers cause great damage to the Baltic Sea.
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