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Webster 1913 Edition
Filtrate
Fil′trate
,Verb.
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.
Fil′trate
,Noun.
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. Webster 1828 Edition
Filtrate
FIL'TRATE
,Verb.
T.
To filter; to defecate, as liquor, by straining or percolation.