DECANTATION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of gently pouring off a clear liquor (as from its original bottle) without disturbing the lees

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("decantation" is a kind of...):

transfusion (the action of pouring a liquid from one vessel to another)

Derivation:

decant (pour out)

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