decanting vs decantation

Both 'decanting' and 'decantation' are correct terms related to the process of pouring off liquid from a container, typically to separate it from sediment. 'Decanting' is more commonly used in everyday language, while 'decantation' is a more formal or technical term.

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decanting

This term is correct and commonly used in English.

Decanting refers to the process of pouring off liquid from a container, typically to separate it from sediment. It is commonly used in cooking, wine tasting, and chemistry.

Examples:

She carefully decanted the wine to leave the sediment behind.
After letting the mixture settle, decanting the clear liquid is necessary.

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The centrifugation, decanting, replacing process may be repeated several times.
Remove the insolubles by filtering, decanting or centrifuging the liquid.
packing, unpacking, change of packing, decanting and simple transfer into containers, even if this results in a different eight-digit CN code, affixing, removal and altering of marks, seals, labels, price tags or other similar distinguishing signs;
Sedimentation, decanting, screw and belt presses to remove collected solids in wet abatement systems
Ageing (maturing) and siphoning (decanting) - this is repeated as necessary to prevent unwanted processes from taking place in the lees (yeast autolysis).
It is produced in hives with moveable panels and is obtained by decanting or centrifuging.
The Commission is aware of the environmental disaster which occurred in Hungary on 5 October 2010 following the collapse of a decanting basin containing a large amount of red sludge.
"Washed" means a process of removing plasma or storage medium from cellular products by centrifugation, decanting of the supernatant liquid from the cells and addition of an isotonic suspension fluid, which in turn is generally removed and replaced following further centrifugation of the suspension.
natural mineral water fortified with gas from the spring means water the carbon dioxide content of which from the same water table or the same deposit after decanting, if any, and bottling is greater than that established at source;
SIFTING a WASHING a CRUSHING a EXTRACTION a DECANTING a STORAGE
Washing, settling and decanting, centrifuging and filtering are permitted.
Once the honey has been extracted and poured through a double filter, it undergoes a decanting process and scumming is carried out before it is stored and packed.
The honey is extracted by centrifuging or decanting, never by pressing.
During storage, the solid particles and dregs which have settled are eliminated by decanting the olive oil into a clean drum in such a way as to limit its exposure to oxygen and reduce to a minimum the amount of air with which it comes into contact.
treatment means any treatment, in preparation for recycling, recovery or disposal, of spent batteries and accumulators after they have been handed over to a facility and includes sorting, disassembly, decanting and so on;
Prior to use, pre-treat the seawater to remove coarse particles, e.g. by filtration through a nylon filter or coarse paper filter (not membrane or GF-C filters), or by sedimentation and decanting.
After decanting, remove the lower layer containing the soaps.
Obtain water samples by decanting, siphoning or pipetting a volume sufficient for measuring the quantity of the test substance in the sample.
(b) Practices involved in manufacture, decanting, clarifying, filtering.
The successive stages in the manufacture of the cider are washing and crushing the apples; obtaining natural must by pressing; fermentation; decanting; clarifying; filtering with permitted products and materials; bottling.

Alternatives:

pouring off
transferring
separating liquid

decantation

This term is correct but less commonly used in everyday language.

Decantation is a more formal or technical term for the process of pouring off liquid from a container, typically to separate it from sediment. It is often used in scientific or academic contexts.