filtrate

[ fil-treyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

, fil·trat·ed, fil·trat·ing.

1. to filter.

noun

1. liquid that has been passed through a filter.

filtrate

/ ˈfɪltreɪt /

noun

1. a liquid or gas that has been filtered

verb

1. another name for filter

Derived Forms

• ˈfiltratable, adjective

Other Words From

• filtrat·a·ble adjective
• fil·tration noun
• inter·filtrate verb (used with object) interfiltrated interfiltrating
• inter·fil·tration noun
• transfil·tration noun
• un·filtrat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of filtrate¹

1605–15; < Medieval Latin filtrātus filtered, past participle of filtrāre. See filter, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of filtrate¹

C17: from Medieval Latin filtrāre to filter

Example Sentences

The stalactites - hundreds of mineral formations hanging like melted candle wax above us which naturally filtrate the rainwater - are being clogged by cement dust, he says.

From BBC

When he appeared, he launched into a lecture about cleaning up filtrate at the landfill site.

From The Guardian

“Another dry-skin must-have is Swanicoco Extra Hydrating Swan Cream. This cream’s first ingredient is saccharomyces ferment filtrate, so you know you’re in for a treat. Ferments have been a favorite in K-beauty for years now. This is a thicker cream that’s probably better suited to nighttime, unless you’re the driest of the dry skins. But even though it’s protective, it’s not sticky or tacky. It has a beautiful texture and performs much more like a high-end luxury cream than the $30 cream that it actually is.”

From Slate

“There is no ideal solution. We have to trust that the Navy will filtrate the water properly,” Swanson said.

From Seattle Times

The product was recovered from the filtrate by using rotary evaporation.

From Nature

Related Words

• clean
• drain
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• leak
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• trickle
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