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filtrate

American  
[fil-treyt] / ˈfɪl treɪt /

verb (used with or without object)

filtrated, filtrating

  1. to filter.

noun

  1. liquid that has been passed through a filter.

filtrate British  
/ ˈfɪltreɪt /

noun

  1. a liquid or gas that has been filtered

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verb

  1. another name for filter

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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

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