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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

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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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