About The Word Scavenging
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Scavenging
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Scavenging: See Also | 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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