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渗透 /shèntòu/ meaning in English

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渗透 /shèntòu/ verb

permeate [permeated, permeating, permeates](to pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement)
verb
[UK: ˈpɜː.mɪeɪt] [US: ˈpɝː.mi.ˌet]

渗透 /shèntòu/ noun

osmosis [osmoses](movement of molecules)
noun
[UK: ɒz.ˈməʊ.sɪs] [US: ɒzˈmo.ʊ.sɪs]

penetration [penetrations](act of penetrating)
noun
[UK: ˌpe.nɪ.ˈtreɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌpe.nə.ˈtreɪʃ.n̩]