"decantation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdiːkænˈteɪʃən/ [UK] Forms: decantations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Borrowed from French décantation, decant + -ation. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|décantation}} French décantation, {{suffix|en|decant|ation}} decant + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} decantation (countable and uncountable, plural decantations)
  1. the act of decanting the supernatant liquid from a solid sediment Wikipedia link: decantation Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of decanting): decantació [feminine] (Catalan), dekantointi (Finnish), transvasement [masculine] (French), décantation [feminine] (French), decantación [feminine] (Galician), decantación [feminine] (Spanish), dekantering [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-decantation-en-noun-8i4P4jpm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation

Inflected forms

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