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Filtrate

//ˈfɪltɹeɪt// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    The liquid or solution that has passed through a filter, and which has been separated from other fractions of the original material.
  2. 2
    the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To filter.

    "Ashes boil'd in Water; and filtrated"

  2. 2
    remove by passing through a filter wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the substantivation of New Latin filtrātus (“filtered”) past perfect participle of filtrō (“to filter”). Equivalent to filter (the verb) + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Etymology 2

From New Latin filtrō (“to filter”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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