filtration — English Dictionary

Noun

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

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2. A totally ordered collection of subsets.

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Noun

1. the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium

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   natural processnatural actionactionactivity

2. the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter

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   change