Filtrate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]