DECANTATION

decantation

(noun) the act of gently pouring off a clear liquor (as from its original bottle) without disturbing the lees

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

decantation (countable and uncountable, plural decantations)

the act of decanting the supernatant liquid from a solid sediment

Source: Wiktionary


De`can*ta"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. décantation.]

Definition: The act of pouring off a clear liquor gently from its lees or sediment, or from one vessel into another.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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