permeate
verb (used with object)
to pass into or through every part of.
permeation
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a word derived from
permeate.
Example Sentences
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"This work exemplifies that we need to be more open-minded about what different aquaporins may permeate, besides water," said the paper's co-author, Professor Steve Tyerman, who previously revealed ion permeation in plant aquaporins.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
With these so-called legacy materials, methods to prevent or remedy leaching, permeation and other issues are well known, says environmental engineer Andrew Whelton of Purdue University.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2022
The permeation through healthcare is particularly noticeable in three areas: cardiology, sleep medicine, and sports medicine.
From The Verge ● Nov. 1, 2021
Biological cell membranes provide elegant examples of selective permeation in nature, while dialysis tubing used to remove metabolic wastes from blood is a more simplistic technological example.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Before such a prohibition could be issued time must be allowed, he felt, for the permeation to the recesses of the palace of the liberal principles he was inaugurating.
From Rulers of India: Akbar by George Bruce Malleson
