filtrate
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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Etymology
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
As the filtrate enters the ascending limb, Na+ and Cl- ions exit through ion channels present in the cell membrane.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The numbers within the loop show the osmolarity of the filtrate, while the numbers between the two loops indicate the osmolarity of the interstitial fluid within the kidney tissue.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The descending limb of the loop of Henle is water permeable, so the water flows from the filtrate to the interstitial fluid.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Heat the filtrate to the boiling point and add a saturated solution of lead acetate.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
The desire for blast-proof walls, filtrated air and water, and composting toilets is deeply embedded in the national psyche.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 6, 2017
This was not acting, but the flashing of a stream where the sunshine reached to its bed; was filtrated through pure, sweet waters.
From Jessamine A Novel by Harland, Marion
When a large quantity of fluid is to be filtrated, the paper is supported by the frame of wood, Pl.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine
This reply was made by Victor, and was duly filtrated through the interpreter, who was pleased with the words so flattering to himself.
From Deerfoot in The Mountains by Davis, John Steeple
He sat at his desk with the scanty light, which filtrated between the curtains, immediately behind him, his ungainly form with the high shoulders and mop-like, shaggy hair half swallowed up by the surrounding gloom.
From Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
“That part of the equation, our relationship to nature, is over. But they have a more important job to do – and that’s filtrating water, providing habitat for other animals and building the ecosystem.”
From The Guardian ● Nov. 17, 2016
Under the new plan, Marines equipped with borrowed helicopters will try to move fast and throw cordons around North Vietnamese in filtrating the area.
From Time Magazine Archive
In experiments with small quantities, this operation is conveniently performed in jugs or matrasses of glass, and by filtrating the liquor through paper in a glass funnel.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine
The straw serves to secure a proper passage for the water, and may be compared to the straws or glass rods used in filtrating, to keep the paper from touching the sides of the funnel.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine
Then, putting all the liquor together, and filtrating, to separate the too gross particles, he evaporated it over a slow fire, till it was brought to an extract of a pretty moderate consistence.
From Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery by Alcott, William A. (William Andrus)
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