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irrigate

[ir-i-geyt] / ˈɪr ɪˌgeɪt /
VERB
water
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Irrigate the desert, and you make it a garden.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII by Maclaren, Alexander

Irrigate the conjunctival sac thoroughly with sterile saline solution.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

Irrigate, ir′i-gāt, v.t. to water: to wet or moisten: to cause water to flow upon.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Irrigate with the full pint of formaldehyd solution first, then follow with six or eight ounces of the bichlorid solution.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

Irrigate the conjunctival sac with sterile saline solution.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)




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