'Filtration' definitions:
Definition of 'filtration'
(from WordNet)
noun
The process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium
noun
The act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter
Definition of 'Filtration'
From: GCIDE
- Filtration \Fil*tra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. filtration.] The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it. Fimble
Synonyms of 'filtration'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bolting,
- clarification,
- colature,
- destructive distillation,
- distillation,
- edulcoration,
- effusion,
- elution,
- elutriation,
- essentialization,
- excretion,
- exfiltration,
- extraction,
- extravasation,
- exudation,
- filtering,
- leaching,
- lixiviation,
- ooze,
- oozing,
- percolating,
- percolation,
- purification,
- refinement,
- riddling,
- screening,
- seep,
- seepage,
- separation,
- sieving,
- sifting,
- spiritualization,
- straining,
- sublimation,
- transudation,
- weep,
- weeping,
- winnowing