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decantings

decantings is the plural of decanting.

Meaning of decanting

Noun

decanting (plural decantings)

  1. The process by which a liquid is decanted.
    • I then took a piece of dry stone, ground it fine in a mortar, and placed the powder in water, the sand particles sunk rapidly to the bottom, while the clay remained suspended, and by several washings and decantings the sand and clay could be approximately separated […]1855, Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow

Questions about decantings

What is decantings the plural of?
Decantings is the plural of decanting.

Words near decantings in the dictionary

  1. decanterful
  2. decanterfuls
  3. decanters
  4. decantherous
  5. decanting
  6. decantings
  7. decants
  8. decanucleotide
  9. decanucleotides
  10. decaose
  11. decaoses

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