PERCOLATING

Verb

percolating

present participle of percolate

Anagrams

• prelocating

Source: Wiktionary


PERCOLATE

Per"co*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Percolated; p. pr. & vb. n. Percolating.] Etym: [L. percolatus, p.p. of percolare to percolate; per through + colare to strain.]

Definition: To cause to pass through fine interstices, as a liquor; to filter; to strain. Sir M. Hale.

Per"co*late, v. i.

Definition: To pass through fine interstices; to filter; as, water percolates through porous stone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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