English Explanatory Dictionary

filtration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.
  2. A totally ordered collection of subsets.

Pronunciation

/fɪlˈtɹeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-filtration.wav

Word forms

filtration filtrations

Etymology

From French filtration.

Related words

exfiltration infiltration

Derived words

autofiltration bifiltration biofiltration cryofiltration defiltration diafiltration electrofiltration enfiltration haemofiltration hemofiltration hyperfiltration hypofiltration immunofiltration leucofiltration leukofiltration membrane filtration microfiltration mycofiltration nanofiltration normofiltration overfiltration postfiltration prefiltration refiltration ultrafiltration
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