fluid vs percolate

fluid

noun
  • A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas). 

  • Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma. 

  • Intravenous fluids. 

adj
  • In a state of flux; subject to change. 

  • Of or relating to fluid. 

  • Moving smoothly, or giving the impression of a liquid in motion. 

  • Convertible into cash. 

  • Genderfluid. 

percolate

noun
  • A liquid that has been percolated. 

verb
  • To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter. 

  • To make (coffee) in a percolator. 

  • To drain or seep through a porous substance. 

  • To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised. 

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