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fil·trate  (fltrt)

tr. & intr.v. fil·trat·ed, fil·trat·ing, fil·trates

To put or go through a filter.

n.

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

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[New Latin filtrre, filtrt-, to filter, from Medieval Latin filtrum, filter; see filter.]

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filtrate

Noun

a liquid or gas that has been filtered

Verb

[-trating, -trated]

to filter [Medieval Latin filtrare to filter]

filtration n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	filtrate - the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter fluid - a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure product - a chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction; "a product of lime and nitric acid" percolate - the product of percolation
Verb	1.	filtrate - remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" filter, filter out, separate out, strain separate - divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff"