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despumates

despumates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of despumate.

Meaning of despumate

Verb

despumate (third-person singular simple present despumates, present participle despumating, simple past and past participle despumated)

  1. (transitive) To skim the froth or other impurities from a liquid, to clarify, purify.
  2. (intransitive) To throw off impurities in spume; to work off in foam or scum; to foam.
  3. (transitive) To throw off as foam, froth.

Questions about despumates

What is despumates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Despumates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of despumate.

Words near despumates in the dictionary

  1. Desprets
  2. Despretses
  3. despujolsite
  4. despumate
  5. despumated
  6. despumates
  7. despumating
  8. despumation
  9. despumations
  10. despume
  11. despumed

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