reningsverk

Swedish

Ryaverket, a wastewater treatment plant that purify the wastewater from Gothenburg metropolitan area.

Etymology

Compound of rening (“cleaning; purification”) +‎ -s- +‎ verk (“work; plant”). According to SO attested since 1871.

Noun

reningsverk n

1. A purification plant; a machine or facility that purifies a substance.
2. A wastewater treatment plant; a machine or facility that processes and cleans wastewater.

Antonyms

• vattenverk (“waterworks”)

See also

• avloppsverk (“sewage treatment plant”)

References

• reningsverk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• reningsverk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)