RS.6-8.1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts. RS.9-10.4. Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context.
A: The word decant means to pour or otherwise extract only liquid from a container that holds both liquid and solid particles. In chemistry, this term is often used in experiment instructions. Though the word has applications in other areas (as wine connoisseurs will gladly tell you), in chemistry, decanting is the act of removing liquid from a container that contains both liquid and solid particles.
Sign up now Log in. Word of the Day. fondant. a thick, soft, sweet food, made mainly of sugar and used to cover cakes, or a small soft sweet made mainly from sugar.