filtrate
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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Etymology
Origin of filtrate
1605–15; < Medieval Latin filtrātus filtered, past participle of filtrāre. See filter, -ate 1
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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
What would likely occur to the osmolarity of the filtrate in the ascending limb if the active transport of NaCl stopped?
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
By the time the filtrate reaches the DCT, most of the urine and solutes have been reabsorbed.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The numbers within the loop show the osmolarity of the filtrate, while the numbers between the two loops indicate the osmolarity of the interstitial fluid within the kidney tissue.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Heat the filtrate to the boiling point and add a saturated solution of lead acetate.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
The desire for blast-proof walls, filtrated air and water, and composting toilets is deeply embedded in the national psyche.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 6, 2017
In ordinary operations, where moderate quantities of fluid are to be filtrated, different kinds of glass funnels are used for supporting the paper, as represented Pl.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine
This reply was made by Victor, and was duly filtrated through the interpreter, who was pleased with the words so flattering to himself.
From Deerfoot in The Mountains by Davis, John Steeple
You would have deemed them Trees of Life; but underneath their branches grew no blade of grass, no herb, nor moss; the bare earth was scorched by heaven's own dews, filtrated through that fatal foliage.
From Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II by Melville, Herman
Oh! thou didst well choose thy words, oh daughter of imperial Cæsar, for thy honeyed words were like the nectar which hid the poison that hath filtrated into my daughter's heart.
From "Unto Caesar" by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
“That part of the equation, our relationship to nature, is over. But they have a more important job to do – and that’s filtrating water, providing habitat for other animals and building the ecosystem.”
From The Guardian ● Nov. 17, 2016
Under the new plan, Marines equipped with borrowed helicopters will try to move fast and throw cordons around North Vietnamese in filtrating the area.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of the father of one of our friends, he observed, 'He never clarified his notions, by filtrating them through other minds.
From Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 by Hill, George Birkbeck Norman
Others cleaned it by filtrating, but it went through so slowly that they could ill endure to wait so long, and were loath to lose so much precious liquid.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Kerr, Robert
The straw serves to secure a proper passage for the water, and may be compared to the straws or glass rods used in filtrating, to keep the paper from touching the sides of the funnel.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine
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