percolator

/ˈpɜːkəleɪtə/ /ˈpɝkəleɪtɚ/

Meanings

noun

A device used to brew coffee by passing boiling water through coffee grounds

Examples :

"My grandfather still uses an old percolator to make his morning coffee. "

noun

A pharmaceutical apparatus for producing an extract from a drug by percolation.

Examples :

"The pharmacist used a percolator to create a concentrated extract from the herbal remedy. "

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Related Words

pharmacist noun

/ˈfɑɹməsɪst/

A professional who dispenses prescription drugs in a hospital or retail pharmacy.

"The pharmacist filled my grandmother's prescription for pain medication. "

pharmaceutical noun

/ˌfɑɹməˈs(j)utɪkl̩/ /ˌfɑː.məˈkjuː.tɪ.kl̩/

A pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug.

"The doctor prescribed a pharmaceutical to treat the patient's cough. "

concentrated verb

/ˈkɒnsəntɹeɪtɪd/ /ˈkɑnsəntɹeɪtɪd/

To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.

"to concentrate rays of light into a focus"

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

apparatus noun

/æpəˈɹɑːtəs/ /æ.pəˈɹæ.təs/ /æ.pəˈɹeɪ.təs/

The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.

"The entire apparatus for building a birdhouse, from the saw to the nails, was carefully laid out on the workbench. "

morning noun

/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ /ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/

The part of the day from dawn to noon.

"The morning classes at school begin at 8:00 a.m. "

extract noun

/ˈɛkstrækt/ /ɪkˈstrækt/

Something that is extracted or drawn out.

"The extract from the textbook was the most important part for the history test. "

boiling verb

/ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/

(of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

"Boil some water in a pan."

passing verb

/ˈpɑːsɪŋ/

To change place.

"The train is passing the station, changing location. "

producing verb

/pɹəˈdjuːsɪŋ/ /pɹəˈdusɪŋ/

To yield, make or manufacture; to generate.

"The factory is producing thousands of cars every month. "

grounds noun

/ɡɹaʊndz/

The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.

"Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!"

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

A father of someone's parent.

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "