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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.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... rain-fall which will filtrate through the soil to the level of the drains, varies with the composition of the soil, and with the effect that the draining has ...

— Draining for Profit, and Draining for Health • George E. Waring

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... tests may be applied: Boil the ash left in the crucible with a little strong hydrochloric acid and dilute with water. Pass a current of sulphuretted hydrogen gas through the solution; if there be any tin present a brown precipitate of tin sulphide will be obtained. This can be filtered off. The filtrate is boiled for a short time with nitric acid, and ammonia is added to the solution when alumina is thrown down as a white gelatinous precipitate; iron is thrown down as a brown red bulky precipitate; while chrome is thrown down as a greyish-looking gelatinous ...

— The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics - A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student • Franklin Beech

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Words linked to "Filtrate" : separate, filter out, percolate, product, fluid, strain, filter, separate out