PERMEATION

permeation, interpenetration

(noun) mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other

permeation, pervasion, suffusion

(noun) the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

permeation (countable and uncountable, plural permeations)

The movement of a fluid through a porous or permeable solid.

(medicine) The spreading of something (especially something malignant) through the body via blood vessels etc.

Anagrams

• preominate

Source: Wiktionary


Per`me*a"tion, n.

Definition: The act of permeating, passing through, or spreading throughout, the pores or interstices of any substance. Here is not a mere involution only, but a spiritual permeation and inexistence. Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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