filtrate

[ fil-treyt ]

/ ˈfɪl treɪt /

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verb (used with or without object), fil·trat·ed, fil·trat·ing.

to filter.

noun

liquid that has been passed through a filter.

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Origin of filtrate

1605–15; <Medieval Latin filtrātus filtered, past participle of filtrāre.See filter, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM filtrate

fil·trat·a·ble, adjectivefil·tra·tion, nounin·ter·fil·trate, verb (used with object), in·ter·fil·trat·ed, in·ter·fil·trat·ing.in·ter·fil·tra·tion, noun

trans·fil·tra·tion, nounun·fil·trat·ed, adjective

Words nearby filtrate

filter tip, filth, filthy, filthy lucre, filtrable, filtrate, filtration, filum, fimble, fimbria, fimbriate

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How to use filtrate in a sentence

A portion of the yellow filtrate gave a reddish yellow precipitate with lead acetate.
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Examination showed that everything had been removed by the bone-black and the filtrate was apparently pure alcohol and water.
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To the filtrate was added an excess of a solution of lead acetate in 50 per cent.
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The filtrate was shaken out with ether containing one-fourth its volume of alcohol.
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This filtrate was evaporated to dryness under diminished pressure to remove alcohol, water, and acetic acid.
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British Dictionary definitions for filtrate

filtrate

/ (ˈfɪltreɪt) /

noun

a liquid or gas that has been filtered

verb

another name for filter (def. 7)

Derived forms of filtrate

filtratable, adjective

Word Origin for filtrate

C17: from Medieval Latin filtrāre to filter

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