| Pronunciation: | | 'filtreyt
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| Matching Terms: | | filtration
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- [n] the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter
- [v] remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"
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| | Synonyms: | | filter, filter out, separate out, strain |
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| | See Also: | | fluid, percolate, product, separate |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Fil"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filtrated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Filtrating}. ] [Cf. LL. filtrare. See {Filter}.]
To filter; to defecate; as liquid, by straining or
percolation. --Arbuthnot.
\Fil"trate\, n.
That which has been filtered; the liquid which has passed
through the filter in the process of filtration.
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