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Definition of: decant
(di·kant′) v.t.
1. To pour off gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
2. To pour from one container into another. [<F décanter <Med. L decanthare <de- from + canthus lip of a jug <Gk. kanthos]
—de·can·ta·tion (dē′kan·tā′shən) noun
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