filtrate

(filtrāt′)

transitive verb filtrated, filtrating

to filter

Origin: < ML filtratus, pp. of filtrare < filtrum, filter

noun

a filtered liquid

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See filtrate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

tr. & intr.v. fil·trat·ed, fil·trat·ing, fil·trates
To put or go through a filter.
noun
Material, especially liquid, that has passed through a filter.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin filtrāre, filtrāt-, to filter

Origin: , from Medieval Latin filtrum, filter; see filter

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