No. 8,897 in Swedish
dekantera
"Dekantera" means "to decant" in English, referring to the act of pouring liquid, typically wine, from one container to another to separate sediment or enhance aeration.
In a sentence
Vi behöver dekantera vinet för att separera sedimentet.
We need to decant the wine to separate the sediment.
The verb 'dekantera' is used here to describe the action of pouring wine from one container to another to remove sediment.
Han dekanterade försiktigt oljan för att undvika att grumliga ämnen följde med.
He carefully decanted the oil to avoid cloudy substances transferring.
The verb 'dekantera' is applied to the act of transferring liquid oil delicately to maintain its clearness.
Efter att ha dekanterat lösningen blev det lättare att analysera den.
After decanting the solution, it became easier to analyze it.
In this context, 'dekantera' refers to the process in a laboratory of separating liquids for analysis purposes.
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