Definition of Filtration

1. Noun. The process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium.

Generic synonyms: Action, Activity, Natural Action, Natural Process
Specialized synonyms: Infiltration, Percolation
Derivative terms: Filter, Filter

2. Noun. The act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter.
Generic synonyms: Change
Specialized synonyms: Percolation
Derivative terms: Filter, Filter

Definition of Filtration

1. n. The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.

Definition of Filtration

1. Noun. The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Filtration

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Filtration

1. The passage of a liquid through a filter, accomplished by gravity, pressure or vacuum (suction). This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Filtration

filthinesses
filths
filthy
filthy dirty
filthy lucre
filthy rich
filtra
filtrable
filtrable virus
filtrate
filtrate factor
filtrate nitrogen
filtrated
filtrates
filtrating
filtration (current term)
filtration angle
filtration coefficient
filtration fraction
filtration slits
filtration space
filtrations
filtre
filtred
filtres
filtride
filtrides
filtring
filtrum
filtrum ventriculi

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