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permeation

DEFINITIONS OF: permeation

1

n the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance

Synonyms:
pervasion, suffusion
Types:
ammonification
impregnation with ammonia or a compound of ammonia
carbonation
saturation with carbon dioxide (as soda water)
impregnation, saturation
the process of totally saturating something with a substance
Type of:
diffusion
(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

n mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other

Synonyms:
interpenetration
Type of:
penetration
the act of entering into or through something
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