Meaning of PERCOLATOR
| Pronunciation: | | 'purku`leytur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans |
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| | See Also: | | coffeepot | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Per"co*la`tor\, n.
1. A kind of coffee pot in which the heated water is caused
to filter through the coffee and thus extract its essence.
2. (Pharmacy) An apparatus for producing an extract from a
drug by percolation.
\Per"co*la`tor\, n.
One who, or that which, filters. ``[Tissues] act as
percolators.'' --Henfrey.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing or hearing a percolator in your dream, suggests that you need to take things a little slower. You need to think things through before taking any action. |
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| | Related Terms: | | clarifier, colander, cradle, cribble, filter, lixiviator, purifier, refiner, refinery, riddle, rocker, screen, sieve, sifter, strainer, winnow, winnowing basket, winnowing fan, winnowing machine |
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