Associations to the word «Filtration»

Wiktionary

FILTRATION, noun. The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.

Dictionary definition

FILTRATION, noun. The process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium.
FILTRATION, noun. The act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.