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 infiltration
 滲入,滲透,滲透物

 in·fil·tra·tion /ˌɪn(ˌ)fɪlˈtreʃən/ 名詞
 浸潤,滲透,滲入度

 In·fil·tra·tion n.
 1. The act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body, or of persons into a hostile organization.
 2. The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
    Calcareous infiltrations filling the cavities.   --Kirwan.
 Fatty infiltration. Med. See under Fatty.
 Infiltration gallery, a filter gallery.
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 infiltration
      n 1: a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate
           an area (especially the military penetration of enemy
           positions without detection)
      2: the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium;
         "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the
         infiltration of seawater through the lava" [syn: percolation]