Definition of "filtrate" [fil•trate]

• To put or go through a filter. (verb-transitive)
• Material, especially liquid, that has passed through a filter. (noun)

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• "The clear filtrate is concentrated in vacuo to about 1/15 of its original volume."
• "The filtrate is practically neutralized with NaOH."
• "If dried starch grains are rubbed between two glass plates, the grains will be seen under the microscope to be fissured, and if then wetted and filtered, the filtrate will be a perfectly clear liquid showing a strong starch reaction with iodine."