American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1

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Author: Noah Webster

Depuration

DEPURATION, n.

1. The act of purifying or freeing fluids from heterogeneous matter. This is done by decantation, when the feculent matter is deposited on the bottom of the vessel; or by despumation, effected by boiling or fermentation, and skimming; or by filtration; or by fining or clarification.

2. The cleansing of a wound from impure matter.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Depuration," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed March 25, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DKBG1GIRYMIJ7CU.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Depuration." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 25 Mar. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DKBG1GIRYMIJ7CU.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Depuration' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 25 March 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DKBG1GIRYMIJ7CU.