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Decantation vs Evaporation - What's the difference?

decantation | evaporation |

As nouns the difference between decantation and evaporation

is that decantation is the act of decanting the supernatant liquid from a solid sediment while evaporation is the process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.

decantation

English

(wikipedia decantation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of decanting the supernatant liquid from a solid sediment

    • evaporation

    English

    Noun

  • The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
  • The process in which all or a portion of liquid (in a container) is turned into vapour, in order to increase the concentration of solid matter in the mixture.
  • (archaic) That which is evaporated; vapor.

    • See also

    * vaporization