Hi I in a scientific context have come across this combination. searched the web, not much of help. I know what scavenging literally means from this link and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scavenger but what does it mean when accompanied by "effect" like in here? Thank
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Hi welcome to English Forums. "To scavenge" in your very example is likely to mean "to clean, to expel". ".
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"To scavenge" in your very example is likely to mean "to clean, to expel".
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