PERCOLATION

percolation

(noun) the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification

percolation

(noun) the act of making coffee in a percolator

percolation, infiltration

(noun) the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; “the percolation of rainwater through the soil”; “the infiltration of seawater through the lava”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

percolation (countable and uncountable, plural percolations)

The seepage or filtration of a liquid through a porous substance.

Anagrams

• neotropical

Source: Wiktionary


Per`co*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. percolatio.]

Definition: The act or process of percolating, or filtering; filtration; straining. Specifically (Pharm.), the process of exhausting the virtues of a powdered drug by letting a liquid filter slowly through it.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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