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
What would likely occur to the osmolarity of the filtrate in the ascending limb if the active transport of NaCl stopped?
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
As the filtrate passes down the tubules, nutrients and other solutes are reabsorbed by capillaries.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
If plasma be weakly acidified with sulphuric acid, then treated with crystals of ammonium sulphate until a slight precipitate forms, filtered and the filtrate allowed to evaporate very slowly, typical crystals of serum-albumin may form.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
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
For the ordinary purposes of society, river-water is frequently filtrated by means of clean washed sand, to separate its impurities.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine
In ordinary operations, where moderate quantities of fluid are to be filtrated, different kinds of glass funnels are used for supporting the paper, as represented Pl.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine
I then added thirty grains of strong quick-lime in exceeding fine powder, shook the mixture well, and filtrated it.
From Experiments upon magnesia alba, Quicklime, and some other Alcaline Substances by Black, Joseph
Oh! thou didst well choose thy words, oh daughter of imperial Cæsar, for thy honeyed words were like the nectar which hid the poison that hath filtrated into my daughter's heart.
From "Unto Caesar" 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
Of the father of one of our friends, he observed, 'He never clarified his notions, by filtrating them through other minds.
From Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 by Hill, George Birkbeck Norman
While he was speculating as to whether this was probable, smoke began filtrating through the tops of the pines, behind the couple.
From Deerfoot in The Mountains by Davis, John Steeple
Others cleaned it by filtrating, but it went through so slowly that they could ill endure to wait so long, and were loath to lose so much precious liquid.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Kerr, Robert
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