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despumating

despumating is the present participle and gerund 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 despumating

What is despumating the present participle and gerund of?
Despumating is the present participle and gerund of despumate.

Words near despumating in the dictionary

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

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