filtration
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fil·tra·tion
(fĭl-trā′shən)n.
The act or process of filtering.
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filtration
(fɪlˈtreɪʃən)n
(Chemistry) the act or process of filtering
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fil·tra·tion
(fĭl-trā′shən) The act or process of filtering, especially the process of passing a liquid or gas, such as air, through a filter in order to remove solid particles.
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| Noun | 1. |  filtration - the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering mediumnatural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" percolation, infiltration - the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava" |
| 2. | filtration - the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" percolation - the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification |
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fil·tra·tion
n. filtración, colación, acción de pasar a través de un filtro.
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filtration
n filtración fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.