exhaust-gas recirculation: Meaning and Definition of

ex•haust'-gas recircula"tion

Pronunciation: (ig-zôst'gas"), [key]
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  1. a method of returning part of the exhaust gases to an engine by means of a valvein order to reduce the combustion temperature, which leads to a reduction in the formation of pollutants. Abbr.: EGR
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