decantation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌdiːkænˈteɪʃən/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from French décantation, decant + -ation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of decanting the supernatant liquid from a solid sediment.
Shortly, the Colonel’s batman entered and began to decant tea from a silver tea set.
2004, John R. H. Tucker, The Legend of Canada Jack, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 158:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| decantations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (10)
fr décantation (act of decanting) · pl dekantacja (act of decanting) · fi dekantointi (act of decanting) · es decantación (act of decanting) · ms penyiringan (act of decanting) · ca decantació (act of decanting) · fr transvasement (act of decanting) · gl decantación (act of decanting) · id penyiringan (act of decanting) · sv dekantering (act of decanting)