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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter;


VERB (1)

1. remove by passing through a filter;
- Example: "filter out the impurities"
[syn: filter, filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

filtrate n 1: the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter v 1: remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" [syn: filter, filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out]