Filtration

//fɪlˈtɹeɪʃən//

Synonyms for "filtration" (39 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (8)

bolting clarification colature destructive distillation distillation edulcoration effusion

Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (12)

elution elutriation essentialization excretion exfiltration extraction extravasation exudation filtering leaching lixiviation ooze

Related words (19)

oozing percolating percolation purification refinement riddling screening seep seepage separation sieving sifting spiritualization straining sublimation transudation weep weeping winnowing

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

5 entries

action activity change natural action natural process

Related terms

2 entries

exfiltration infiltration

derived

25 entries

autofiltration bifiltration biofiltration cryofiltration defiltration diafiltration electrofiltration enfiltration haemofiltration hemofiltration hyperfiltration hypofiltration immunofiltration leucofiltration leukofiltration membrane filtration

Showing 16 of 25 words.

is a

2 entries

change natural process

Translations

32 translations across 28 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

διήθησις noun (filtering)

Arabic

1 entries

تَرْشِيح noun (filtering)

Belarusian

1 entries

фільтра́цыя noun (filtering)

Bulgarian

1 entries

филтра́ция noun (filtering)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

過濾 /过滤 noun (filtering)

Czech

1 entries

filtrace noun (filtering)

Dutch

1 entries

filtratie noun (filtering)

French

1 entries

filtration noun (filtering)

Georgian

1 entries

ფილტრაცია noun (filtering)

German

1 entries

Filtrierung noun (filtering)

Greek

1 entries

διήθηση noun (filtering)

Indonesian

1 entries

filtrasi noun (filtering)

Italian

1 entries

filtraggio noun (filtering)

Japanese

2 entries

沪過 noun (filtering)
濾過 noun (filtering)

Korean

2 entries

려과 noun (filtering)
여과 noun (filtering)

Macedonian

1 entries

филтрација noun (filtering)

Malay

1 entries

penapisan noun (filtering)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries

parzûnkirin noun (filtering)

Polish

1 entries

filtracja noun (filtering)

Romanian

2 entries

filtraj noun (filtering)
filtrare noun (filtering)

Russian

1 entries

фильтра́ция noun (filtering)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

filtrácija noun (filtering)
филтра́ција noun (filtering)

Slovak

1 entries

filtrácia noun (filtering)

Slovene

1 entries

filtracija noun (filtering)

Spanish

1 entries

filtración noun (filtering)

Swedish

1 entries

filtration noun (filtering)

Tagalog

1 entries

pagsasala noun (filtering)

Ukrainian

1 entries

фільтра́ція noun (filtering)

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The critical control points for cranberry sauce include the washing area where berries are first received, filtration and metal detection points where any foreign materials are removed, a heat treatment pasteurization area, and acidity checks, among others.

Source: tatoeba (9380697)

The nephron is the kidney's basic structural and functional unit, responsible for filtration of the blood.

Source: tatoeba (10761114)

There's a problem with the water filtration system.

Source: tatoeba (11246262)

The air filtration system is blocked.

Source: tatoeba (11786006)

Showing 4 of 7 available sentences.

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