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Webster 1913 Edition

Infiltration

Inˊfil-tra′tion

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
infiltration
.]
2.
The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
Addison.
Calcareous
infiltrations
filling the cavities.
Kirwan.
Fatty infiltration
.
(Med.)
See under
Fatty
.
–
Infiltration gallery
,
a filter gallery.

Webster 1828 Edition

Infiltration

INFILTRA'TION

,
Noun.
The act or process of entering the pores or cavities of a body.
1.
The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
Calcarious infiltrations, filling the cavities of other stones.

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