Dictionary - Definition of DECANTING


Part of Speech	Definition
Verb	1. To settle or satisfy.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb decant.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base (decant)	1. Pour out; "the sommelier decanted the wines".[Wordnet]. 2. To pour off gently, as liquor, so as not to disturb the sediment; or to pour from one vessel into another; as, to decant wine.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: decanting, decanted, decants, decanter, decanters, decantingly and decantedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
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"Decanting" is a common misspelling or typo for: recanting, descanting.

Date "Decanting" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1801. (references)

Specialty Definition: DECANTING

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Verb] Pouring off, as liquor from its lees, or from one vessel to another.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Physics	Drawing off from the lees without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers; operation of pouring clear wine from one vessel to another so as not to entrain the deposit. Source: European Union. (references)
Politics	A method by which cellar-aged bottled wine is poured slowly and carefully into a second vessel, usually a glass decanter, in order to leave any sediment in the original bottle before serving. Almost always a treatment confined to red wines. The traditional method uses a candle flame as the light for illuminating the neck of the bottle while the wine is passing by. The low intensity of the light is ideal for viewing since it does not strain the eyes. Care must be taken NOT to allow the flame to heat the wine while performing this ritual. (references)
Wiktionary	[Verb] Present participle of decant. (references)
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Part of Speech	Definition
Verb	1. To settle or satisfy.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb decant.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base (decant)	1. Pour out; "the sommelier decanted the wines".[Wordnet]. 2. To pour off gently, as liquor, so as not to disturb the sediment; or to pour from one vessel into another; as, to decant wine.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: decanting, decanted, decants, decanter, decanters, decantingly and decantedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
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Date "DECANTING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1801. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Verb] Pouring off, as liquor from its lees, or from one vessel to another.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Physics	Drawing off from the lees without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers; operation of pouring clear wine from one vessel to another so as not to entrain the deposit. Source: European Union. (references)
Politics	A method by which cellar-aged bottled wine is poured slowly and carefully into a second vessel, usually a glass decanter, in order to leave any sediment in the original bottle before serving. Almost always a treatment confined to red wines. The traditional method uses a candle flame as the light for illuminating the neck of the bottle while the wine is passing by. The low intensity of the light is ideal for viewing since it does not strain the eyes. Care must be taken NOT to allow the flame to heat the wine while performing this ritual. (references)
Wiktionary	[Verb] Present participle of decant. (references)
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Expressions	Domain	Definition
Decant oil	Chemical Industry	Heavy oil taken from the bottom of a fractionator in a catalytic cracking process, and from which the residual catalyst particles have been removed by centrifugation. Source: European Union. (references)
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