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filtration

British  
/ fɪlˈtreɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act or process of filtering

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

filtration Scientific  
/ fĭl-trāshən /
  1. The act or process of filtering, especially the process of passing a liquid or gas, such as air, through a filter in order to remove solid particles.


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He also heads the project "Direct and In-Line Filtration for the Removal of Microplastics from Drinking Water," which is funded by FAPESP.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

The ruling was in a case was brought by Atmus Filtration.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

The ruling was specifically on a case brought by a filtration company in Tennessee, Atmus Filtration, but the judge said he will be the only one to hear cases about refunds.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Filtration Group, a privately held affiliate of Madison Industries, makes filtration systems for industrial, automotive and heating-and-cooling applications.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Filtration through cloths or, better, the passing of the milk through centrifugals effects that removal.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

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