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Scavenging

Scavenging Meaning & Definition
Scavenging Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Scavenging?

[adj] searching for and feeding on decaying matter; "scavenging hyenas and vultures"
[adj] searching for and salvaging anything useful from discarded material; "scavenging larvae"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Scavenging: gluttonous | thrifty

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Scavenging In Webster's Dictionary

\Scav"eng*ing\, p. pr. & vb. n. of {Scavenge}. Hence, n. (Internal-combustion Engines) Act or process of expelling the exhaust gases from the cylinder by some special means, as, in many four-cycle engines, by utilizing the momentum of the exhaust gases in a long exhaust pipe.

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