[pur-kuh-ley-ter] 
| 1. | a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water in a repeated process is forced up a hollow stem, filters down through ground coffee in a sievelike container, and returns to the pot below. |
| 2. | something that percolates. |
| per·co·la·tor (pûr'kə-lā'tər) n. A coffeepot in which boiling water is forced repeatedly up through a central tube to filter back down through a basket of ground coffee beans. |
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