decant
pronunciation
How to pronounce decant in British English:
UK [dɪˈkænt]
How to pronounce decant in American English:
US [dɪ'kænt]
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- Verb:
- pour out
Word Origin
- decant
- decant: [17] The word decant depends on a metaphorical connection perceived in the ancient world between the ‘corner of someone’s eye’ (Greek kānthos) and the ‘lip of a jug’. On the basis of this, Latin acquired the word canthus ‘lip of a jug’. From this was formed in medieval Latin the verb dēcanthāre ‘pour out’, a word originally used by alchemists to denote the careful pouring off of a liquid from its sediment. English probably acquired the verb direct from Latin.
- decant (v.)
- 1630s, "pour off the clear liquid from a solution by gently tipping the vessel," originally an alchemical term, from French décanter, perhaps from Medieval Latin decanthare "to pour from the edge of a vessel," from de- + Medieval Latin canthus "corner, lip of a jug," from Latin cantus, canthus "iron rim around a carriage wheel." Related: Decanted; decanting.
Example
- 1. We decant the primary liqueur .
- 2. If you cannot uncork the wine ahead of time , decant it , which will aerate it .
- 3. If we taste a wine and it 's so tight that it needs decanting , we can decant .
- 4. Synthesis of mcm-41 mesoporous molecular sieves with fcc decant oil as swelling agent .
- 5. You centrifuge the solution , decant the supernatant , and discard the pellet . To the supernatant , which is clearer than the lysate , you add more ammonium sulfate .