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

Castillo hopes that his research will help uncover the potential impacts microplastics are having to human health and that it will help spur changes to how society produces and filtrates plastics.

From Science Daily

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

“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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