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filter paper

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noun

porous paper used in filtering.

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Nearby words

  1. filter cake,
  2. filter factor,
  3. filter feeder,
  4. filter feeding,
  5. filter out,
  6. filter press,
  7. filter pump,
  8. filter tip,
  9. filterable,
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Origin of filter paper

First recorded in 1890–95
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British Dictionary definitions for filter paper

filter paper

noun

a porous paper used for filtering liquids
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