aeration vs scum

aeration

noun
  • The process by which air is circulated through or mixed with a substance such as soil or a liquid. 

  • By extension, a process in which other gases (such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen or argon) are circulated through or mixed with a substance (usually liquid), sometimes with the consequence of increasing the transfer of air into the same liquid at the surface due to the induced circulation. 

scum

noun
  • A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water). 

  • Semen. 

  • A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds 

  • A reprehensible person or persons. 

  • The topmost liquid layer of a cesspool or septic tank. 

verb
  • To remove (something) as scum. 

  • To startscum or savescum. 

  • To remove the layer of scum from (a liquid etc.). 

  • To become covered with scum. 

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