permeation

See also: perméation and Permeation

English

Noun

permeation (countable and uncountable, plural permeations)

1. The movement of a fluid through a porous or permeable solid.
2. (medicine) The spreading of something (especially something malignant) through the body via blood vessels etc.

Related terms

• permeable
• permeant
• permeate
• permeator

Anagrams

• preominate