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filtrate

fil·trate [ fíl tràyt ]


noun  (plural fil·trates)
Definition:
 
filtered material: the material that emerges from a filtering process, usually a liquid or gas from which impurities have been removed



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle fil·trat·ed, present participle fil·trat·ing, 3rd person present singular fil·trates)
Definition:
 
pass through a filter: to pass through a filter, or put something through a filter

[Early 17th century. < modern Latin filtrat-, past participle of filtrare "filter" < medieval Latin filtrum (see filter)]
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