percolation

Noun
  1. The slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium (synset 113555477)
    "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava"
    is a type of: filtration - the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium
    same as: infiltration
  2. The act of making coffee in a percolator (synset 100249119)
    is a type of: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
  3. The filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification (synset 100192998)
    is a type of: filtration - the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter

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