decantation
decantation · decantations
The act of decanting the supernatant liquid from a solid sedimentThe act of decanting the supernatant liquid from a solid sediment.
/ˌdiːkænˈteɪʃən/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of decanting the supernatant liquid from a solid sediment.
More definitions
- the act of gently pouring off a clear liquor (as from its original bottle) without disturbing the lees
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from French décantation, decant + -ation.Borrowed from French décantation, decant + -ation.
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Forms
plural: decantations| Singular | decantation |
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Word family
2 related wordsRelateddecant
Derivedelectrodecantation
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.