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percolation

/pur-kuh-ley-shuhn/US // ˌpɜr kəˈleɪ ʃən //

渗滤,渗漏,渗水,渗入

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
    • : Pharmacology. the extraction of the soluble principles of a crude drug by the passage of a suitable liquid through it.
    • : Geology. the slow movement of water through the pores in soil or permeable rock.

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Examples

  • Castro would slide from view for weeks or months until the percolation of rumors roared to a fierce bubbling.

  • From cubebs and proof spirit, equal parts, by percolation; without subsequent evaporation.

  • Part is directly re-evaporated, part is absorbed by vegetation, part may escape by percolation into neighbouring districts.

  • True percolation means to drip through fine interstices of china or metal.

  • The best practise favors true percolation (French drip), or filtration.

  • Percolation means dripping through fine apertures in china or metal as in De Belloy's French drip pot.