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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Filtrate

· Fil·trate · IPA /ˈfɪltɹeɪt/
01 v. t. To filter; to defecate; as liquid, by straining or percolation.
imp. & p. p. Filtrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Filtrating
  1. 1.
    To filter; to defecate; as liquid, by straining or percolation.
02 n. That which has been filtered; the liquid which has passed through the filter in the process of filtration. Contrasted with retentate, the …
  1. 1.
    That which has been filtered; the liquid which has passed through the filter in the process of filtration. Contrasted with retentate, the material remaining on the filter.