sparger

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noun

A vessel with a perforated cover for sprinkling a liquid, especially in brewing.

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sparging arm
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Meanings

nounsparger (plural spargers)

plural spargers

  1. A vessel with a perforated cover for sprinkling a liquid, especially in brewing.

    Synonyms: sparging arm

  2. chemistryA device for sparging, or introducing bubbles.

    More importantly, the use of the delta tube prevents dangerous backsplashing of the agent that can occur when an impinging sparger is used improperly.

    2004, Yin Sun, Detection Technologies for Chemical Warfare Agents and Toxic Vapors, page 92

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA vessel with a perforated cover for sprinkling a liquid, especially in brewing.

Similar
sparging arm

Origin

From sparge + -er or equivalent. Compare French asperger (“to sprinkle”), Latin aspergere, spargere.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

sparger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparger

MLA

“sparger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparger. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sparger,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sparger.

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