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degunker

degunker noun: something that removes gunk.

Noun

degunker (plural degunkers)

  1. (informal) Something that removes gunk.
    • It used to be that you could take off the cowling, wrap plastic bags around the electrical stuff (magnetos, regulator, and alternator) and vacuum pump, and blast away with engine degunker.2005, Ron Wanttaja, Airplane Ownership, page 191
    • The Disk Defragmenter utility (see Figure 3-5) is a degunker's friend, enabling your computer to consolidate fragmented files and gain more efficient access to your folder system.2005, Wayne Palaia, Christina Palaia, Degunking Microsoft Office

Forms of degunker

pluraldegunkers

Origin of degunker

From degunk + -er.

Questions about degunker

What does degunker mean?
Degunker means something that removes gunk.
What part of speech is degunker?
Degunker is a noun.
What is the plural of degunker?
The plural of degunker is degunkers.

Words near degunker in the dictionary

  1. degums
  2. degun
  3. degung
  4. degunk
  5. degunked
  6. degunker
  7. degunkers
  8. degunkification
  9. degunkified
  10. degunkifies
  11. degunkify

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