filterable

[ fil-ter-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being filtered.
2. Microbiology. capable of passing through bacteria-retaining filters.

filterable

/ 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

• ˌfilteraˈbility, noun

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of filterable¹

First recorded in 1905–10; filter + -able

Example Sentences

The Seattle Tree Walks mobile app, which launched in April 2020, features 40 routes, filterable for mileage and elevation.

From Seattle Times

Search results will be filterable by feature in coming months, according to Xbox.

From The Verge

This online registry marks a true milestone, turning an overwhelming amount of genomic information into a searchable, filterable and retrievable encyclopedia of DNA elements, which is freely accessible at https://screen.encodeproject.org.

From Nature

A mandate for filterable, observable and traceable messaging would effectively destroy the end-to-end encryption on platforms that makes conversations visible only to their participants.

From Washington Post

Yet, it wasn’t until 1931 that researcher Richard Shope identified a filterable agent, smaller than bacteria, as the cause of the disease in pigs and demonstrated the transmission of an influenza virus.

From Scientific American