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Noun: filtration  fil'treyshun
  1. The process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium
     
  2. The act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter

Derived forms: filtrations

See also: filter

Type of: action, activity, change, natural action, natural process

Encyclopedia: Filtration

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