Meaning of PERVASION
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| Definition: | | [n] the process of permeating or infusing |
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| Synonyms: | | impregnation, permeation, saturation, suffusion |
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| See Also: | | ammonification, carbonation, diffusion | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Per*va"sion\, n. [L. pervasio. See {Pervade}.]
The act of pervading, passing, or spreading through the whole
extent of a thing. --Boyle.
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| Related Terms: | | decoction, diffusion, imbuement, impregnation, infiltration, infusion, instillation, instillment, interpenetration, marination, overrunning, overspreading, overswarming, penetration, permeation, saturation, soaking, steeping, suffusion, transfusion |
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