decant

de·cant

verb \di-ˈkant, dē-\

Definition of DECANT

transitive verb

1

: to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers

2

: to pour from one vessel into another

3

: to pour out, transfer, or unload as if by pouring

— de·can·ta·tion \ˌdē-ˌkan-ˈtā-shən\ noun

Examples of DECANT

1. The bottles were uncorked and the wine was decanted an hour before the meal.

Origin of DECANT

New Latin decantare, from Latin de- + Medieval Latin cantus edge, from Latin, iron ring round a wheel — more at cant

First Known Use: 1633

Other Chemical Engineering Terms

alkali, cation, hygroscopic, isotope, oxidize, slurry, solute, viscous

Rhymes with DECANT

aslant, bacchant, bacchante, bezant, courante, descant, displant, eggplant, enceinte, enchant, explant, extant, face-plant, fire ant, formant, gallant, Gallant, gas plant, grandaunt, houseplant, ice plant, implant, incant, jade plant, land grant, leadplant, levant, Levant, musk plant, pieplant, pissant, plainchant, pourpoint, preplant, recant, red ant, replant, savant, seed plant, snow plant, supplant, transplant, white ant