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filtration

DEFINITIONS OF: filtration

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

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)

n the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter

Types:
percolation
the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification
Type of:
change
the action of changing something
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