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filtrate
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Word definitions for filtrate in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s, probably a back-formation from filtration or else from Medieval Latin filtratus . Related: Filtrated ; filtrating . As a noun, "liquid which has passed through a filter," from 1846.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Filtrate \Fil"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Filtrated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Filtrating . ] [Cf. LL. filtrare. See Filter .] To filter; to defecate; as liquid, by straining or percolation. --Arbuthnot.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The liquid or solution that has passed through a filter, and which has been separated from the filtride. vb. To filter.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A protein free filtrate is not necessary. ▪ A Somogyi-Nelson filtrate can not be used, since some creatinine is also precipitated along with the proteins. ▪ The interference caused by the latter may be eliminated by preparing ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter v. remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" [syn: filter , strain , separate out , filter out ]
Usage examples of filtrate.
The filtrate contains the titanium, which is recovered by evaporating and igniting.
Transfer to the filter, and wash till the filtrate gives no indication of soluble salts coming through.
These were 1) use of liquid filtrates which were usually applied using lint or other absorbent material.
However, as the blood filtrate passes down the tubules, water is re-absorbed.