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percolation: the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification; the act of making coffee in a percolator; the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava"

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absorbent collapse: having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge"

adsorption collapse: the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid

sorption collapse: the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)

input collapse: a component of production; something that goes into the production of output; enter (data or a program) into a computer

thawing collapse

drenching collapse: the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching"

dunking collapse

permeation collapse: the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance

adsorbent collapse: a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance; having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface

filtering collapse

filtration collapse: the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter; the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium

incoming collapse: arriving at a place or position; "incoming class"; "incoming mail"; "the incoming president"

ingoing collapse

excretion collapse

trickle collapse: run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"

spurtle collapse

clarification collapse: an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"

entree collapse: the act of entering; "she made a graceful entree into the ballroom"; the right to enter; the principal dish of a meal

ooze collapse

impregnation collapse: the process of totally saturating something with a substance; "the impregnation of wood with preservative"; "the saturation of cotton with ether"; material with which something is impregnated; "the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue"

osmosis collapse: diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal

seepage collapse: the process of seeping

intrusion collapse: entrance by force or without permission or welcome; rock produced by an intrusive process; the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation

sifting collapse

sopping collapse

leakage collapse

digestion collapse: learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"; the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body; the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat

drip collapse: (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway); the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him"; flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof"; fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"

intake collapse: an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container

sweating collapse

sublimation collapse: (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable; (chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid

blotter collapse: the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station

melting collapse

purification collapse: the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance"; a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites; the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities

dribble collapse: the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks; propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"; let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"

brewing collapse: the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast

saturation collapse: the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid; chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue; a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence

soaking collapse: extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet"

insertion collapse: the act of putting one thing into another

sponging collapse

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