backwashing

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noun

A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.

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Meanings

nounbackwashing (plural backwashings)

plural backwashings

  1. A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.

Origin

From back + washing.

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APA

backwashing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backwashing

MLA

“backwashing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backwashing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backwashing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backwashing.

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