Permeate
91percolate — v. 1 intr. (often foll. by through) a (of liquid etc.) filter or ooze gradually (esp. through a porous surface). b (of an idea etc.) permeate gradually. 2 tr. prepare (coffee) by repeatedly passing boiling water through ground beans. 3 tr. ooze… …
92permeant — adjective spreading or spread throughout armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations the pervasive odor of garlic an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion • Syn: ↑permeating, ↑permeative, ↑pervasive …
93permeating — adjective spreading or spread throughout armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations the pervasive odor of garlic an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion • Syn: ↑permeant, ↑permeative, ↑pervasive …
94permeation — noun 1. the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance • Syn: ↑pervasion, ↑suffusion • Derivationally related forms: ↑suffuse (for: ↑suffusion), ↑pervade ( …
95permeative — adjective spreading or spread throughout armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations the pervasive odor of garlic an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion • Syn: ↑permeant, ↑permeating, ↑pervasive …
96per´me|a|bly — per|me|a|ble «PUR mee uh buhl», adjective. that can be permeated; allowing the passage or diffusion of liquids or gases through it: »permeable cell walls. A sponge is permeable by water. SYNONYM(S): pervious. ╂[< Latin permeābilis <… …
97per´me|a|ble|ness — per|me|a|ble «PUR mee uh buhl», adjective. that can be permeated; allowing the passage or diffusion of liquids or gases through it: »permeable cell walls. A sponge is permeable by water. SYNONYM(S): pervious. ╂[< Latin permeābilis <… …
98per|me|a|ble — «PUR mee uh buhl», adjective. that can be permeated; allowing the passage or diffusion of liquids or gases through it: »permeable cell walls. A sponge is permeable by water. SYNONYM(S): pervious. ╂[< Latin permeābilis < permeāre; see etym.… …
99Cong'e — Con g[ e] (k[^o]N zh[asl] ; E. k[o^]n j[=e]; 277), n. [F., leave, permission, fr. L. commeatus a going back and forth, a leave of absence, furlough, fr. commeare, meatum, to go and come; com + meare to go. Cf. {Permeate}.] [Formerly written… …
100Cong'e d''elire — Cong e Con g[ e] (k[^o]N zh[asl] ; E. k[o^]n j[=e]; 277), n. [F., leave, permission, fr. L. commeatus a going back and forth, a leave of absence, furlough, fr. commeare, meatum, to go and come; com + meare to go. Cf. {Permeate}.] [Formerly… …
