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percolator.

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

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɜːkəleɪtə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɝkəleɪtɚ/General-American
  1. A device used to brew coffee by passing boiling water through coffee grounds.

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

Where this word comes from

From percolate + -or.

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