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English to English noun
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the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium |  | Example: the percolation of rainwater through the soil
the infiltration of seawater through the lava
source: wordnet30
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the act of making coffee in a percolator | | source: wordnet30
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the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification | | source: wordnet30
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The act or process of percolating, or filtering; filtration; straining. Specifically (Pharm.), the process of exhausting the virtues of a powdered drug by letting a liquid filter slowly through it. | | source: webster1913
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