filter paper

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noun

porous paper used in filtering.

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Origin of filter paper

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby filter paper

filter cake, filter factor, filter feeder, filter feeding, filter out, filter paper, filter press, filter pump, filter tip, filth, filthy

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How to use filter paper in a sentence

Sixty- eight air-sampler stations equipped with millipore filter paper were spread over seventy square miles.
America's Secret Nuclear Test Revealed in Area 51|Annie Jacobsen|May 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
At once cover the mouth of the tube with a filter-paper cap moistened with saturated aqueous solution of silver nitrate (1:1).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Turmeric paper may be prepared by dipping pieces of smooth, thin filter paper in a solution of powdered turmeric in alcohol.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants|Edwin M. Bruce
If turmeric is present, a cherry-red color will appear when the filter paper is dry.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants|Edwin M. Bruce

Cover the tube with three thicknesses of filter paper, fitted tightly over the mouth of the tube.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants|Edwin M. Bruce
To find out whether they are present or not, substitute lead acetate for the silver nitrate on the filter paper.
Detection of the Common Food Adulterants|Edwin M. Bruce

British Dictionary definitions for filter paper

filter paper

noun

a porous paper used for filtering liquids

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