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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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Medical Dictionary

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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