pigwash

Etymology

pig + wash

noun

  1. 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

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