filterable

[ fil-ter-uh-buhl ]

adjective
  1. capable of being filtered.

  2. Microbiology. capable of passing through bacteria-retaining filters.

Origin of filterable

1
First recorded in 1905–10; filter + -able

Other words from filterable

  • fil·ter·a·bil·i·ty, fil·ter·a·ble·ness, noun
  • non·fil·ter·a·ble, adjective
  • un·fil·ter·a·ble, adjective

Words Nearby filterable

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How to use filterable in a sentence

  • The term virus or filterable virus is likewise applied to these ultramicroscopic and filterable agents.

    The Fundamentals of Bacteriology | Charles Bradfield Morrey
  • Because these agents pass through the finest bacterial filters, they are also frequently called filterable.

    The Fundamentals of Bacteriology | Charles Bradfield Morrey
  • The disease so produced is not contagious, and the contagious element seems to be due to the filterable virus.

    Disease and Its Causes | William Thomas Councilman

British Dictionary definitions for filterable

filterable

filtrable (ˈfɪltrəbəl)

/ (ˈfɪltərəbəl) /


adjective
  1. capable of being filtered

  2. (of most viruses and certain bacteria) capable of passing through the pores of a fine filter

Derived forms of filterable

  • filterability or filterableness, noun

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