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S vs Percolate - What's the difference?

s | percolate |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb percolate is

to pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.

As a noun percolate is

(rare) a liquid that has been percolated.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

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    percolate

    English

    Verb

  • To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.
  • To drain or seep through a porous substance.
    • Water percolates through sand.
  • To make (coffee) in a percolator.
    • I'll percolate some coffee.
  • (figuratively) To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised.
    • Reports on the pitiful state of many prisons have finally percolated through to the Home Office, which has promised to look into the situation.
    Through media reports it percolated to the surface that the police investigation was profoundly flawed.

    Related terms

    * percolation * percolator

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) A liquid that has been percolated.