26984 words

infiltration

3 definitions • 3 examples
1
the process of secretly becoming part of a group in order to get information or to influence the way that a group thinks or behaves:

Examples:

Police infiltration of Greenpeace sparked the scandal.
2
the process of moving slowly into a substance, place, system, or organization:

Examples:

It is important to manage moisture infiltration into buildings.
3
the process in which substances build up in tissue or cells where they are not normally found or where they are normally found in much lower amounts:

Examples:

Neuropathic pain is caused by infiltration of nervous tissue by cancer cells.

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