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Impregnation vs Infiltration - What's the difference?

impregnation | infiltration |

As nouns the difference between impregnation and infiltration

is that impregnation is the act of making pregnant; fertilization while infiltration is the act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, or of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body.

impregnation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
  • The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
  • That with which anything is impregnated.
  • (geology) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.

    • infiltration

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, or of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body.
  • The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
  • * Kirwan
    • calcareous infiltrations filling the cavities
  • The act of entering a physical location and/or organization secretly.