Percolation

[,pɚkə'leʃən]

Definition

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

(noun.) the act of making coffee in a percolator.

(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'.

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Definition

(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.

Editor: Roxanne

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Filtration, straining.

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