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colmatation

colmatation noun: the impermeable state of an originally porous medium, after it has been effectively clogged, usually by fine particles as a result of the process of colmation, though multiple causes might combine, such as swelling of clay or intrusion of asphalt. Also the alternative form of colmation.

Noun

colmatation (uncountable)

  1. The impermeable state of an originally porous medium, after it has been effectively clogged, usually by fine particles as a result of the process of colmation, though multiple causes might combine, such as swelling of clay or intrusion of asphalt.

Also used as

colmatation is also the alternative form of colmation.

Questions about colmatation

What does colmatation mean?
Colmatation means the impermeable state of an originally porous medium, after it has been effectively clogged, usually by fine particles as a result of the process of colmation, though multiple causes might combine, such as swelling of clay or intrusion of asphalt.
What part of speech is colmatation?
Colmatation is a noun.

Words near colmatation in the dictionary

  1. Colman
  2. Colmar
  3. colmascope
  4. colmascopes
  5. colmatage
  6. colmatation
  7. colmation
  8. Colmenar de Oreja
  9. Colmenar Viejo
  10. Colmenares
  11. Colmenero

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