After washing, the insoluble lime soap is decomposed with hot dilute sulphuric acid. The melted fatty acids thus rise as an oil to the surface, when they are decanted.
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Decant
//dəˈkænt//
Synonyms for "decant" (62 found)
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Related words (31)
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56 translations across 19 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- отдекантирам verb (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine)
- прелея verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
- преливам verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 倒 verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
- 潷 /滗 verb (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine)
Czech
2 entries- slít verb (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine)
- stočit verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
Danish
1 entries- dekantere verb (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine)
Dutch
1 entries- overgieten verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
Finnish
2 entries- dekantoida verb (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine)
- kaataa astiasta toiseen verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
French
2 entries- décanter verb (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine)
- transvaser verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
German
3 entries- dekantieren verb (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine)
- umfüllen verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
- umgießen verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
Greek
2 entries- αποχύνω verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
- μεταφέρω από ένα μπουκάλι σε άλλο verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
Hungarian
4 entries- dekantál verb (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine)
- fejt verb (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine)
- fejt verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
- lefejt verb (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine)
Italian
2 entries- decantare verb (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine)
- travasare verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
Māori
1 entries- āta tāhoro verb (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine)
Polish
2 entries- przelać verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
- przelewać verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
Portuguese
1 entries- decantar verb (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine)
Russian
3 entries- деканти́ровать verb (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine)
- перели́ть verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
- перелива́ть verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
Spanish
4 entries- decantar verb (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine)
- decantar verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
- transvasar verb (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine)
- transvasar verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
Swedish
1 entries- dekantera verb (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine)
Thai
3 entries- ริน verb (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine)
- ริน verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
- เท verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
Ukrainian
2 entries- декантувати verb (to pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment; to decant wine)
- переливати verb (to pour from one vessel into another)
Sample sentences
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to decant wine
Source: wiktionary
Swincombe, formerly Swan-combe, runs to the north of the ridge, and has the sources of its river in the Fox Tor mires and near Childe's Tomb. It runs north-east, and then abruptly passes north to decant into the West Dart.
Source: wiktionary
“We also predestine and condition. We decant our babies as socialized human beings, as Alphas or Epsilons, as future sewage workers or future …” He was going to say “future World controllers,” but correcting himself, said “future Directors of Hatcheries,” instead.
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