pervasion

Other forms: pervasions

Definitions of pervasion
  1. noun
    the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance
    synonyms: permeation, suffusion
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    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
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