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despumating
Variant of despumate
despumate
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de·spu·mate (di spyo̵̅o̅′māt′, des′pyo̵̅o̅ māt′)
transitive verb despumated -·mat′ed, despumating -·mat′·ing
- to take the scum off; skim
- to throw off as froth
Etymology: < L despumatus, pp. of despumare, to skim off < de-, off, from + spumare, to foam < spuma, foam
intransitive verb
to become rid of scum
Related Forms:
- despumation des′·pu·ma′·tion noun
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