filtrate
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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Origin of filtrate
1605–15; < Medieval Latin filtrātus filtered, past participle of filtrāre. See filter, -ate 1
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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
Second, the filtrate is collected in the renal tubules.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Second, the filtrate is collected in the renal tubules.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
After charging, the barrel is rotated, and when the chlorination is complete the contents are emptied on a filter of quartz or some similar material, and the filtrate led to settling tanks.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
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