filtrate meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

filtrate

noun

/ˈfɪltɹeɪt/

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

The liquid or solution that has passed through a filter, and which has been separated from other fractions of the original material.

Derived terms: filtrate tracer, hemofiltrate, microfiltrate, ultrafiltrate
Related terms: filtration, autolysate, condensate, diffusate, distillate, eluate, exudate, hemolysate, leachate, lysate

filtrate

verb

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

To filter.

Ashes boil'd in Water; and filtrated1731, John Arbuthnot, An Essay Concerning the Nature of Aliments, and the Choice of Them, According to the Different Constitutions of Human Bodies. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson […], →OCLC:

Derived terms: hyperfiltrating, hypofiltrating

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