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Meaning of PERVASION

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  the process of permeating or infusing
 

PERVASION is a 9 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: impregnation, permeation, saturation, suffusion
 
 See Also: ammonification, carbonation, diffusion

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Per*va"sion\, n. [L. pervasio. See {Pervade}.]
The act of pervading, passing, or spreading through the whole
extent of a thing. --Boyle.

 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 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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