BACTERIA BED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bacteria bed mean? 

• BACTERIA BED (noun)
  The noun BACTERIA BED has 1 sense:

1. layer of sand or gravel used to expose sewage effluent to air and the action of microorganisms

  Familiarity information: BACTERIA BED used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BACTERIA BED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Layer of sand or gravel used to expose sewage effluent to air and the action of microorganisms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bacteria bed" is a kind of...):

filter (device that removes something from whatever passes through it)