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percolation

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[pur-kuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌpɜr kəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.

  2. Pharmacology. the extraction of the soluble principles of a crude drug by the passage of a suitable liquid through it.

  3. Geology. the slow movement of water through the pores in soil or permeable rock.

Etymology

Origin of percolation

First recorded in 1605–15, percolation is from the Latin word percōlātiōn- (stem of percōlātiō ). See percolate, -ion

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