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Meaning of 'percolation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Percolation [ n.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'percolation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . percolation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium
Example in sentence:
  • the infiltration of seawater through the lava;
  • the percolation of rainwater through the soil

Nearby Words:

per per- peract peracute peradventure peraeopod peragrate peragration perambulate perambulated

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