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Filtration - 6 dictionary results

fil⋅trate

[fil-treyt] verb, -trat⋅ed, -trat⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to filter.
–noun
2. liquid that has been passed through a filter.

Origin:
1605–15; < ML filtrātus filtered, ptp. of filtrāre. See filter, -ate 1


fil⋅trat⋅a⋅ble, adjective
fil⋅tra⋅tion, noun
fil·tra·tion   (fĭl-trā'shən)   
n.  The act or process of filtering.

Filtration

Fil*tra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. filtration.] The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.

Main Entry: fil·tra·tion
Pronunciation: fil-'trA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the process of filtering
2 : theprocess of passing through or as if through a filter; also : DIFFUSION filtration>

filtration fil·tra·tion (fĭl-trā'shən)
n.
The process of passing a liquid through a filter.

filtration   (fĭl-trā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
The act or process of filtering, especially the process of passing a liquid or gas, such as air, through a filter in order to remove solid particles.
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