Definition of Percalate
Per"co*late (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Percolated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Percolating.] [L. percolatus, p. p. of
percolare to percolate; per through + colare to
strain.] To cause to pass through fine interstices, as a liquor;
to filter; to strain. Sir M. Hale.
Per"co*late, v. i. To pass through
fine interstices; to filter; as, water percolates through
porous stone.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- to filter a liquid through a porous substance
- to pass or ooze through something
- to make (coffee) in a percolator
- to drain or seep through a porous substance
- a liquid that has been percolated
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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