decantation
/ˌdiːkænˈteɪʃən/
decantation noun: the act of decanting the supernatant liquid from a solid sediment.
Noun
decantation (countable and uncountable, plural decantations)
- 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
decantation meaning in Tamil, Punjabi, Malay and Indonesian
decantation in Tamil
- தெளிய வைத்து இறுத்தல், இறுத்தல், இறுத்தெடுத்தல், தெளிய வைத்தல், தெளியவைத்து இறுத்தல், இறுத்து வடித்தல்
decantation in Punjabi
- decantation
- ਨਿਤਾਰ nitār, نتار nitār
decantation in Malay
- act of decanting
- penyiringan
decantation in Indonesian
- act of decanting
- penyiringan
Forms of decantation
| plural | decantations |
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Origin of decantation
Borrowed from French décantation, decant + -ation.
Words formed from decantation
Words that rhyme with decantation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about decantation
- What does decantation mean?
- Decantation means the act of decanting the supernatant liquid from a solid sediment.
- What is decantation in Tamil?
- Decantation in Tamil is தெளிய வைத்து இறுத்தல், இறுத்தல், இறுத்தெடுத்தல். See Decantation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is decantation?
- Decantation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce decantation?
- Decantation is pronounced /ˌdiːkænˈteɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of decantation?
- The plural of decantation is decantations.
Words near decantation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: decantation (page history and authors); decantation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); نتار (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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