pigwash

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pigwash

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From pig + wash.

noun pigswash · pig's-wash

uncountable Synonym of pigswill. In the pigwashes prepared with well-waters of high nitrate-content —under certain conditions— the different ubiquiter, facultative anaerobe saprophyte soil-bacteria reduce the nitrate to nitrite in sufficient quantity to poison the animals.
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@misc{pigwash_2026,
  title = {pigwash},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pigwash},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}