Found 2 items, similar to Filtrate.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: filtrate
filtrate
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
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Filtrate
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.
[1913 Webster]
Filtrate
\Fil"trate\, n.
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.
[1913 Webster]