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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Infiltration

/ĭnˌ-fĭl-trāsh'-ən/ · In·fil·tra·tion · IPA /ɪnfɪlˈtɹeɪʃən/
01 n. The act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body, or of p…
  1. 1.
    The act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a porous substance, of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of the body, or of persons into a hostile organization.
  2. 2.
    The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a body.
    “Calcareous infiltrations filling the cavities.” — Kirwan.
Phrases & compounds
Fatty infiltration — See under Fatty.
Infiltration gallery — a filter gallery.