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percolation

noun

the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification

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Word length
11
Starts with
P
Ends with
N
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification

noun

  1. the act of making coffee in a percolator

noun

  1. the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium

    “the percolation of rainwater through the soil”

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the percolation of rainwater through the soil
the infiltration of seawater through the lava

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