filtrate
Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
- filtratable adjective
- filtration noun
- interfiltrate verb (used with object)
- interfiltration noun
- transfiltration noun
- unfiltrated adjective
Etymology
Origin of filtrate
1605–15; < Medieval Latin filtrātus filtered, past participle of filtrāre. See filter, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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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
Because salt but not water is lost, the filtrate becomes more dilute as it travels up the limb.
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 collecting ducts collect filtrate coming from the nephrons and fuse in the medullary papillae.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
For instance, if an emulsion of the brain of a rabid animal is filtered through a germ-proof filter, the filtrate will be harmless.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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