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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.

RELATED WORDS

filter, permeate, bubble, ooze, pervade, drain, clean, leak, winnow, sift, refine, percolate, penetrate, trickle, dribble, seep, strain, extract, leach, impregnate

Nearby words

filtering operation, filth, filthy, filthy lucre, filtrable, filtrate, filtration, filtration angle, filtration coefficient, filtration fraction, filum

Origin of filtrate

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

Word Origin for filtrate

C17: from Medieval Latin filtrāre to filter
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Word Origin and History for filtrate

filtrate

v.

1610s, probably a back-formation from filtration. As a noun, from 1846.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for filtrate

filtrate

[ fĭl′trāt′ ]

v.

To put or go through a filter.

n.

Material, especially liquid, that has passed through a filter.
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