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Definition of Decants
1. decant [v] - See also: decant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decants
Literary usage of Decants
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines by Andrew Ure (1858)
"He then decants the supernatant liquor, and adds to it a fresh quantity of the
sulphate along with some iron filings. The latter metal seizes the oxygen and ..."
2. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1871)
"... boils it in a larger quantity of water ; allows the insoluble portion to
subside, and decants; evaporates the clear solution rapidly; again decants from ..."
3. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1858)
"the liquid after adding more water; exhausts the residue in a wooden displacement
apparatus; decants and strains all the extracts after the deposit has ..."
4. Review of American Chemical Research by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Arthur Amos Noyes, William Albert Noyes (1902)
"Treats chloride of lime with water, allows to settle and decants, adds a hot
solution of potassium carbonate, precipitates and decants, then adds boracic ..."
5. Chemistry and Metallurgy, as Applied to the Study and Practice of Dental Surgery by Aaron Snowden Piggot (1854)
"... he then decants and replaces it by from 60 to 100 parts of acid at 32° (sp.
gr. 1.26), and boils for eight or ten minutes. When a considerable quantity ..."
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