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percolator
noun per·co·la·tor \ˈpər-kə-ˌlā-tər, ÷-kyə-\
: a covered pot that has a narrow tube in the center and that is used for making coffee
Full Definition of PERCOLATOR
: one that percolates; specifically : a coffeepot in which boiling water rising through a tube is repeatedly deflected downward through a perforated basket containing ground coffee beans to extract their essence
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First Known Use of PERCOLATOR
circa 1842
Rhymes with PERCOLATOR
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percolator
noun per·co·la·tor \ˈpər-kə-ˌlāt-ər\
Medical Definition of PERCOLATOR
: an apparatus for the extraction of a drug with a liquid solvent by downward displacement
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