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ultrafilter
[ uhl-truh-fil-ter ]
/ ˌʌl trəˈfɪl tər /
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noun
Physical Chemistry. a filter for purifying sols, having a membrane with pores sufficiently small to prevent the passage of the suspended particles.
verb (used with object)
Physical Chemistry. to purify by means of an ultrafilter.
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OTHER WORDS FROM ultrafilter
ul·tra·fil·tra·tion [uhl-truh-fil-trey-shuhn], /ˌʌl trə fɪlˈtreɪ ʃən/, nounWords nearby ultrafilter
ultracritical, ultradian, ultra-distance, ultrafast, ultrafiche, ultrafilter, ultrafiltrate, ultra filtration, ultrahigh, ultrahigh frequency, ultraism
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British Dictionary definitions for ultrafilter
ultrafilter
/ (ˌʌltrəˈfɪltə) /
noun
a filter with small pores used to separate very small particles from a suspension or colloidal solution
Derived forms of ultrafilter
ultrafiltration (ˌʌltrəfɪlˈtreɪʃən), nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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