decantation
Pouring off liquid
Decantation is the process of pouring liquid from one container to another, leaving sediment or heavier material behind.
In chemistry and winemaking, it separates a liquid from particles that have settled to the bottom: After decantation, the wine was clear and ready to serve.
The technique relies on gravity and a steady hand rather than filtration.
Particles settling in liquid
- supernatantLiquid above precipitate
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
lees · dregs · residue · layering · stratification · gravity · solids · particulate
Pouring vessel or hurler
- spoutProjecting pouring tube
- streamSteady continuous flow
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- tiltAngular deviation from level
jug · bottle · dispense · vessel · carafe · glug · pourer · drizzle
Stopperless serving vessel
- aeratingIntroducing gas into
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- sommelierTrained wine service professional
- cellarUnderground storage room
vintage · bouquet · aeration · sediment · cork · bottle · pour · serve
Spinning density-separation device
- centrifugationSpinning to separate densities
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
titration · fractionation · reflux · assays · spectrophotometry · analytical · beaker · pipette
sediment
Particles settling in liquid
- supernatantLiquid above precipitate
- precipitateHeadlong and reckless
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
clarification · lees · dregs · residue · layering · stratification · gravity · solids · particulate · clearing
pitcher
Pouring vessel or hurler
tilt · jug · bottle · dispense · vessel · carafe · glug · pourer · drizzle · trickle
carafe
Stopperless serving vessel
- aeratingIntroducing gas into
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- sommelierTrained wine service professional
cellar · vintage · bouquet · aeration · sediment · cork · bottle · pour · serve · crystal
centrifuge
Spinning density-separation device
- centrifugationSpinning to separate densities
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- distillationPurification via vaporization
chromatography · titration · fractionation · reflux · assays · spectrophotometry · analytical · beaker · pipette · graduated cylinder
clarify
Make something understandable
extract · pristine · clarity · brighten · clear · pure · clean · strain · separate · impurities
decantationmixing
Combining into one mass
filtration · homogenization · combining · blending · centrifugation
decantationpouring in
Arriving in abundance
adding · filling · infusion · combining · topping up