filter paper
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of filter paper
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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They also collected urine samples on filter paper to measure estrogen and progesterone, allowing them to identify when ovulation occurred.
From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2025
For instance, Russia produces a lot of tea, Mr. Fedyakov said, but it imports the filter paper used in tea bags.
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023
The scientists wiped the armpits of healthy people and dengue fever patients with an absorbent material, isolated the molecules that could become airborne, and dabbed them onto filter paper.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 30, 2022
Those who are tested will be sent a finger prick to illicit a small sample of blood, which is then stored on a special filter paper.
From Fox News • May 6, 2020
If the precipitate settles readily, the supernatant liquor may be decanted through the filter paper, more water added to the precipitate and again decanted.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
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