scavenging
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scavenge
- (transitive) To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material.
- (transitive) To remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities.
- (transitive) To expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle.
- (intransitive) To feed on carrion or refuse.
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