sparge n : the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt" [syn: sprinkle, sprinkling]

1 agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the water"

2 scatter with liquid; wet lightly; "Sprinkle the lawn" [syn: sprinkle, besprinkle]

English

Verb

1. To sprinkle or spray
2. To introduce bubbles into a liquid

Italian

Verb

sparge

1. Form of Third-person singular present tense, spargere

The term sparging may mean:

• Sparging (beer), a process used in brewing beer.
• Sparging (oils), a process used in edible oils
• Sparging (chemistry), a process used in chemistry.

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