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Vatting
is always a great word to know.
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noun
1.
a large container, as a tub or tank, used for storing or holding liquids: a wine vat.
2.
Chemistry.
a.
a preparation containing an insoluble dye converted by reduction into a soluble leuco base.
b.
a vessel containing such a preparation.
verb (used with object)
3.
to put into or treat in a vat.
Origin:
before 1100; Middle English (south); Old English fæt vessel; cognate with Old Norse fat vessel, German Fass keg
before 1100; Middle English (south); Old English fæt vessel; cognate with Old Norse fat vessel, German Fass keg
Related forms
un·vat·ted, adjective
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
vat
early 13c., southern variant (see V) of O.E. fæt "container, vat," from P.Gmc. *fatan (cf. O.S., O.N. fat, O.Fris. fet, M.Du., Du. vat, O.H.G. faz, Ger. faß).
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