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pigwash

pigwash noun: synonym of pigswill.

Noun

pigwash (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of pigswill.
    • In the pigwashes prepared with well-waters of high nitrate-content —under certain conditions— the different ubiquiter, facultative anaerobe saprophyte soil-bacteria reduce the nitrate to nitrite in sufficient quantity to poison the animals.1959, XVIth International Veterinary Congress, Madrid, 21-27 May, 1959
    Synonyms:
    pigswill

Synonyms of pigwash

Forms of pigwash

alternative formpigswash
alternative formpig's-wash

Origin of pigwash

From pig + wash.

Questions about pigwash

What does pigwash mean?
Pigwash means synonym of pigswill.
What part of speech is pigwash?
Pigwash is a noun.

Words near pigwash in the dictionary

  1. pigtail macaques
  2. pigtailed
  3. pigtailing
  4. pigtails
  5. pigtoe
  6. pigwash
  7. pigweed
  8. pigweeds
  9. pigwidgeon
  10. pigwidgeons
  11. pigyard

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