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Synonyms:
purging, purifying, sanitizing, decontaminating, scrubbing
Physical removal of dirt, debris, and other potential contaminants to the extent necessary for further processing or intended use.
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Cleaning (Wikipedia)
This article is about processes for removing unwanted physical substances. For other uses, see Cleaning (disambiguation).
Cleaning is the process of removing unwanted substances, such as dirt, infectious agents, and other impurities, from an object or environment. Cleaning is often performed for aesthetic, hygienic, functional, safety, or environmental protection purposes. Cleaning occurs in many different contexts, and uses many different methods. Several occupations are devoted to cleaning.
Cleaning (Wiktionary)
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkliːnɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -iːnɪŋ
Verb
cleaning
- present participle and gerund of clean
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Noun
cleaning (countable and uncountable, plural cleanings)
- (gerund of clean) The process of making something clean.
- The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc.
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- elancing, enlacing