clarifier

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A microscope slide on a recent morning offered a glimpse inside one of West Point’s secondary-treatment clarifiers, where the results of a plant out of whack were telling.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2017

The new filtration system will use two 80-foot clarifiers, a 100-ton silo and hydrated lime to counter the acidity and capture the sludge of metals that settle out.

From Washington Times • Nov. 29, 2016

Meanwhile, identifying title cards feel more like crutches than clarifiers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2014

Photograph: Green Perspective/Flickr Greetings tipsters, linkers and clarifiers.

From The Guardian • Oct. 2, 2012

It is then pumped into the sirup clarifiers, skimmed, and again run through bone black, and finally is conducted into another kettle, where it is allowed to crystallize.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 by Various