Percolation

per·co·late  (pûrk-lt)

v. per·co·lat·ed, per·co·lat·ing, per·co·lates

v.tr.

1. To cause (liquid, for example) to pass through a porous substance or small holes; filter.

2. To pass or ooze through: Water percolated the sand.

3. To make (coffee) in a percolator.

v.intr.

1. To drain or seep through a porous material or filter.

2. Informal To become lively or active.

3. Informal To spread slowly or gradually.

n. (-lt, -lt)

A liquid that has been percolated.

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[Latin perclre, perclt- : per-, per- + clre, to filter (from clum, sieve).]

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perco·lation n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	percolation - the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava" infiltration filtration - the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium
	2.	percolation - the act of making coffee in a percolator cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
	3.	percolation - the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification filtration - the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter