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Filtrate

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transitive & intransitive verb . To put or go through a filter.

noun. Material, especially liquid, that has passed through a filter.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To filter; defecate, as liquor, by straining or percolation: also used figuratively.

noun. The liquid which has been passed through a filter.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

noun. That which has been filtered; the liquid which has passed through the filter in the process of filtration. Contrasted with retentate, the material remaining on the filter.

transitive verb. To filter; to defecate; as liquid, by straining or percolation.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

noun. The liquid or solution that has passed through a filter, and which has been separated from the filtride.

verb. To filter.

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verb. remove by passing through a filter

noun. the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter

Word Usage

"The clear filtrate is concentrated in vacuo to about 1/15 of its original volume."

Antonyms

Words with the opposite meaning

retentate

Form

filtrated filtrating

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

separate

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

distillate formate sweetwater

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

defecate filter

verb-form

filtrated filtrates filtrating