percolator

ˈpɜːrkəˌleɪtər

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Definition of percolator - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

kitchendevice for brewing coffee by passing water through coffee grounds

She filled the percolator with water and coffee grounds to start her morning.

brewer

medical

TECH.

pharmaceutical tool for extracting substances from drugs

TECH.

The lab technician used a percolator for the extraction process.

extractor

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device for brewing coffee by passing water through coffee grounds
pharmaceutical tool for extracting substances from drugs

Origin of percolator

Latin, percolare (to strain through)

Terms with percolator included in their meaning

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percolate

coffee making

make coffee in a percolator

percolation

coffee making

process of brewing coffee in a percolator

perking

beverages

the act of making coffee in a percolator

Examples of percolator in a sentence

He bought a vintage percolator at the flea market.
A percolator is essential in pharmaceutical labs.
They used a percolator to isolate the compound.

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French:percolateur, extracteur, ...
German:Perkolator, ...
Italian:percolatore, estrattore, ...
Spanish:percolador, extractor, ...
Portuguese:cafeteira, extrator, ...
Chinese:咖啡渗滤壶, 渗滤器, ...
Japanese:パーコレーター, 抽出器, ...
Arabic:مِرْشَاح القَهْوَة, جِهَاز اِسْتِخْلاص, ...
Hebrew:פֶּרְקוֹלָטוֹר, ...
Russian:перколятор, ...
Ukrainian:перколятор, ...
Hindi:पर्कोलेटर, छानने का यंत्र, ...
Bengali:পারকোলেটর, ...
Catalan:percolador, ...
Czech:perkolátor, extrakční přístroj, ...
Danish:en perkolator, perkolator, ...
Dutch:percolator, percolatiekolom, ...
Greek:περκολατέρ, περκολοριστής, ...
Hungarian:perkolátor, gyógyszerperkolátor, ...
Khmer:ម៉ាស៊ីនឆុងកាហ្វេបែបចម្រោះ, ឧបករណ៍ស្រង់សារធាតុពីឱសថ, ...
Korean:퍼콜레이터, 추출기, ...
Persian:پرکولاتور, پِرکولاتور, ...
Polish:perkolator, narzędzie ekstrakcyjne, ...
Portuguese (BR):cafeteira, extrator, ...
Romanian:percolator, ...
Swedish:perkulator, perkolator, ...
Thai:หม้อต้มกาแฟ, เครื่องสกัด, ...
Turkish:perkolatör, ekstraksiyon aleti, ...
Vietnamese:bình pha cà phê, dụng cụ chiết xuất, ...

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