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Despumation

Des`pu*ma"tion\, n. [L. despumatio: cf. F. despumation.] The act of throwing up froth or scum; separation of the scum or impurities from liquids; scumming; clarification.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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