Colmation

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounA process of progressive clogging of a porous medium by fine particles such as might occur in groundwater passing through, thereby reducing the medium's porosity and, accordingly, its permeability.

Synonyms

colmatation pedocementation carbonification coalification colloidization colation percolation congealment coreflooding liquefaction colliquation opacification

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