filtrate
Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
- filtratable adjective
- filtration noun
- interfiltrate verb (used with object)
- interfiltration noun
- transfiltration noun
- unfiltrated adjective
Etymology
Origin of filtrate
1605–15; < Medieval Latin filtrātus filtered, past participle of filtrāre. See filter, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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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 • Dec. 14, 2023
This filtrate, which includes glucose, is then reabsorbed in another part of the kidney.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The filtrate coming out of the kidneys is called urine.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
As the filtrate passes down the tubules, nutrients and other solutes are reabsorbed by capillaries.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The liquid is filter-pressed, and any excess of iron in the filtrate is precipitated by the careful addition of caustic soda and then removed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
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