Noun
- 1. scavenger, chemical agent
- usage: a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities
- 2. magpie, scavenger, pack rat, hoarder
- usage: someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
- 3. scavenger, animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
- usage: any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
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