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despumation

despumation noun: the act of giving off froth or scum.

Noun

despumation (countable and uncountable, plural despumations)

  1. (obsolete) The act of giving off froth or scum.
  2. (obsolete) Separation or removal of scum or impurities from liquid

despumation meaning in Tamil

despumation in Tamil

அழுக்ககற்றல்

Synonyms of despumation

Forms of despumation

pluraldespumations

Origin of despumation

From Latin despumatio: compare French despumation.

Questions about despumation

What does despumation mean?
Despumation means the act of giving off froth or scum.
What is despumation in Tamil?
Despumation in Tamil is அழுக்ககற்றல். See Despumation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is despumation?
Despumation is a noun.
What is the plural of despumation?
The plural of despumation is despumations.

Words near despumation in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: despumation (page history and authors); despumation (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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