filtrate n 1: the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter v 1: remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" [syn: {filter}, {filtrate}, {strain}, {separate out}, {filter out}]
Filtrate \Fil"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filtrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Filtrating}. ] [Cf. LL. filtrare. See {Filter}.] To filter; to defecate; as liquid, by straining or percolation. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
Filtrate \Fil"trate\, n. That which has been filtered; the liquid which has passed through the filter in the process of filtration. Contrasted with {retentate}, the material remaining on the filter. [1913 Webster]