Filtration

/fɪlˈtreɪʃən/

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Other forms: filtrations

Definitions of filtration

noun
the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium

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types:
infiltration, percolation
the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium

type of:
action, activity, natural action, natural process
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
noun
the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter

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types:
percolation
the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification

type of:
change
the action of changing something

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