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percolation

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percolation

Gradual movement or transfer of water thorough porous substances (such as porous rocks or soil).
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The whole then became consolidated by the percolation of calcareous matter; and the cylindrical cavities left by the decaying of the wood, were thus also filled up with a hard pseudo-stalactical stone.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
The remains which do become embedded, if in sand or gravel, will when the beds are upraised generally be dissolved by the percolation of rain-water.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
 
 
 
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