percolation (n.)

  1. the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; the percolation of rainwater through the soil; the infiltration of seawater through the lava

    [ Syn: infiltration ]

  2. the act of making coffee in a percolator

  3. the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification

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