What is another word for Decanting?

Pronunciation: [dɪkˈantɪŋ] (IPA)

Decanting is the process of slowly pouring a liquid from one container to another, usually to separate it from sediment or to aerate it. Essentially the same thing as pouring, other synonymous words that can replace decanting include transferring, tipping, pouring off, and even ladling. These words are commonly used when referring to a liquid being refined or moved from one location to another but there may be variations in their meanings depending on the context used. Regardless of the word used, decanting or its synonyms, are necessary techniques to ensure clarity, purity, and consistency within the liquid or substance being worked with.

What are the hypernyms for Decanting?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Decanting

No fellow of your age knows how to air his Bordeaux; hot flannels to the caraffe before Decanting are all that is necessary, and let your glasses also be slightly warmed.
"That Boy Of Norcott's"
Charles James Lever
The new laboratory was presently the scene of the most zealous labours, and Herr Schimmel was delighted with his new position, for no apothecary and chemist had ever before had such a well-fitted furnace and such delicate scales and instruments to work with; and if he did not understand what was the end of so much weighing and fusing and distilling, or what the remedies were that the doctor was always Decanting from the boiling liquids, yet the occupation made the long summer days pass most pleasantly, for he had none of that love of the open air that most Leipzigers bring into the world with them.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers
No Decanting for me.
"Blind Policy"
George Manville Fenn

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