colmation

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Synonyms: collation, colation, commotion, foliation, formation, conation, collimation, connation, cognation, colocation, eolation

Antonyms: collation, colation, commotion, foliation, formation, conation, collimation, connation, cognation, colocation, eolation

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Noun

1. A 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.

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