Scrubber

Scrubber
Scrubber Scrub"ber (skr[u^]b"b[~e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, scrubs; esp., a brush or machine used in scrubbing. [1913 Webster +PJC]

2. (Gas Manuf.) A gas washer. See under {Gas}. [1913 Webster]

3. (Manufacturing) a device for removing pollutants from a gas stream, especially for removing sulfur oxides from processes burning coal or oil. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • scrubber — ► NOUN 1) a person or thing that scrubs. 2) an apparatus using water or a solution for purifying gases or vapours. 3) Brit. informal, derogatory a sexually promiscuous woman …   English terms dictionary

  • scrubber — [skrub′ər] n. [ SCRUB2 + ER] anything that scrubs or is used for scrubbing: specif., an apparatus that cleans the gases passing through a smokestack of a coal burning power plant …   English World dictionary

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  • scrubber — UK [ˈskrʌbə(r)] / US [ˈskrʌbər] noun [countable] Word forms scrubber : singular scrubber plural scrubbers British 1) a ball of plastic or metal fibres used for cleaning pans 2) offensive an insulting word for a woman whose sexual behaviour is… …   English dictionary

  • scrubber — I. /ˈskrʌbə / (say skrubuh) noun 1. someone or something that scrubs. 2. an apparatus for purifying gases. 3. Colloquial a coarse or vulgar woman. 4. Chiefly British Colloquial a promiscuous woman. {scrub1 + er1} II. /ˈskrʌbə / (say skrubuh) …  

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  • scrubber —    Used mainly by British speakers of or to a woman whose morals are lax sexually, and who acts like a prostitute. An Indecent Obsession, by Colleen McCullough, has a man saying to a woman: ‘I was enjoying Miss WoopWoop in more ways that you’ll… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • scrubber — scrubber1 /skrub euhr/, n. 1. a person who scrubs. 2. a device or process for removing pollutants from smoke or gas produced by burning high sulfur fuels. 3. a machine or appliance used in scrubbing: an automatic floor scrubber. [1830 40; SCRUB1… …   Universalium

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