(verb) The act of pouring out a liquid, usually with the intent of leaving some of the liquid behind in the original container The act of decanting can also involve pouring the liquid portion off of the top of a precipitate that has settled to the bottom of a beaker
(1) To draw off the upper layer of liquid after the heaviest material (a solid or other liquid) has settled (2) To pour a liquid gently and carefully from one container to another so as not to disturb sediment ADVANCE \x 540
If you decant a liquid into another container, you put it into another container. She always used to decant the milk into a jug. to pour liquid, especially wine, from one container into another decant sth into sth (decantare, from cantus )
To draw off or remove The removal of water from the top of the water/solids slurry once settling of solids has occurred At the tailings storage facilities excess water is decanted and returned to the water treatment plant