DESPUMATION
\dɪspjuːmˈe͡ɪʃən], \dɪspjuːmˈeɪʃən], \d_ɪ_s_p_j_uː_m_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of DESPUMATION
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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1. The rising of impurities to the surface of a liquid. 2. The skimming off of impurities on the surface of a liquid.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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The act of throwing up froth or scum on the surface of a liquid; the separation of the scum or impurities from a liquid.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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Despumatio, Apaphrismos, Epaphrismoa, from despumare, (de, and spuma,) 'to skim,' 'to remove the froth.' The separation of the froth and other impurities, which rise, by the action of the fire, to the surface of any fluid.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
