filtrate

[ fil-treyt ]
/ ˈfɪl treɪt /
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verb (used with or without object), fil·trat·ed, fil·trat·ing.

to filter.

noun

liquid that has been passed through a filter.

Origin of filtrate

1605–15; < Medieval Latin filtrātus filtered, past participle of filtrāre. See filter, -ate1

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Words nearby filtrate

filtering operation, filth, filthy, filthy lucre, filtrable, filtrate, filtration, filtration angle, filtration coefficient, filtration fraction, filum

Words related to filtrate

filter, permeate, bubble, ooze, pervade, drain, clean, leak, winnow, sift, refine, percolate, penetrate, trickle, dribble, seep, strain, extract, leach, impregnate

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British Dictionary definitions for filtrate

filtrate
/ (ˈfɪltreɪt) /

noun

a liquid or gas that has been filtered

verb

another name for filter (def. 7)

Derived forms of filtrate

filtratable, adjective

Word Origin for filtrate

C17: from Medieval Latin filtrāre to filter

Medical definitions for filtrate

filtrate
[ fĭl′trāt′ ]

v.

To put or go through a filter.

n.

Material, especially liquid, that has passed through a filter.