soakage

soak·age

 (sō′kĭj)

n.

1.

a. The process of soaking.

b. The condition of being soaked.

2. The amount of liquid that soaks into, through, or out of an object.

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soakage

(ˈsəʊkɪdʒ)

n

1. the process or a period in which a permeable substance is soaked in a liquid

2. liquid that has been soaked up or has seeped out

3. (Physical Geography) Also called: soak Austral a small pool of water or swampy patch

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

soakage - the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon" soak, soaking natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"

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