permeation
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1. mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | penetration, |
| definition | : | the act of entering into or through something (noun.act) |
2. the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | diffusion, |
| definition | : | (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | ammonification, |
| definition | : | impregnation with ammonia or a compound of ammonia (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | carbonation, |
| definition | : | saturation with carbon dioxide (as soda water) (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | impregnation, saturation, |
| definition | : | the process of totally saturating something with a substance (noun.process) |
3. mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other (noun.act)
4. the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance (noun.process)
| derivation | : | perfuse, suffuse, |
| definition | : | cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | suffuse, |
| definition | : | to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light (verb.change) |
5. mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other (noun.act)
6. the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance (noun.process)
| derivation | : | perfuse, suffuse, |
| definition | : | cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | suffuse, |
| definition | : | to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light (verb.change) |
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