Associations to the word «Filtrate»

Wiktionary

FILTRATE, noun. The liquid or solution that has passed through a filter, and which has been separated from the filtride.
FILTRATE, verb. To filter.

Dictionary definition

FILTRATE, noun. The product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter.
FILTRATE, verb. Remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats