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filtrate
CIDE DICTIONARY
filtrate, v. t. [Cf. LL. filtrare. See Filter.].
To filter; to defecate; as liquid, by straining or percolation. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
filtrate, 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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
filtrate, v. & n.
--v.tr. filter.
--n. filtered liquid.
--v.tr. filter.
--n. filtered liquid.
Derivative
filtration n.
Etymology
mod.L filtrare (as FILTER)
ROGET THESAURUS
filtrate
Cleanness
VB be clean, render clean, clean, cleanse, mundify, rinse, wring, flush, full, wipe, mop, sponge, scour, swab, scrub, brush up, wash, lave, launder, buck, absterge, deterge, decrassify, clear, purify, depurate, despumate, defecate, purge, expurgate, elutriate, lixiviate, edulcorate, clarify, refine, rack, filter, filtrate, drain, strain, disinfect, fumigate, ventilate, deodorize, whitewash, castrate, emasculate, sift, winnow, pick, weed, comb, rake, brush, sweep, rout out, clear out, sweep out, make a clean sweep of.Egress
VB emerge, emanate, issue, egress, go out of, come out of, move out of, pass out of, pour out of, flow out of, pass out of, evacuate, exude, transude, leak, run through, out through, percolate, transcolate, egurgitate, strain, distill, perspire, sweat, drain, ooze, filter, filtrate, dribble, gush, spout, flow out, well, well out, pour, trickle, effuse, extravasate, disembogue, discharge itself, debouch, come forth, break forth, burst out, burst through, find vent, escape.For further exploring for "filtrate" in Webster Dictionary Online