"despumation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: despumations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin despumatio: compare French despumation. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|despumatio}} Latin despumatio, {{cog|fr|despumation}} French despumation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} despumation (countable and uncountable, plural despumations)
  1. The act of throwing up froth or scum. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-despumation-en-noun-IojsLDV9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27
  2. Separation of scum or impurities from liquid; clarification. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-despumation-en-noun-09sKOD0n

Inflected forms

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