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percolation

 
Noun percolation has 3 senses
  1. percolation, infiltration - the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava"
    --1 is a kind of filtration
    Derived forms: verb percolate1, verb percolate3, verb percolate4, verb percolate5
  2. percolation - the act of making coffee in a percolator
    --2 is a kind of
    cooking, cookery, preparation
    Derived form: verb percolate3
  3. percolation - the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification
    --3 is a kind of
    filtration
    Derived forms: verb percolate3, verb percolate4
percoid percoid fish percoidea percoidean percolate percolated percolates percolating percolation percolator percoliate percomorphi percophidae percpicatious perculate percuniary percusion

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