filtrate

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The stalactites - hundreds of mineral formations hanging like melted candle wax above us which naturally filtrate the rainwater - are being clogged by cement dust, he says.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023

The collecting ducts collect filtrate coming from the nephrons and fuse in the medullary papillae.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The filtrate coming out of the kidneys is called urine.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

From here, the papillae deliver the filtrate, now called urine, into the minor calyces that eventually connect to the ureters through the renal pelvis.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

After charging, the barrel is rotated, and when the chlorination is complete the contents are emptied on a filter of quartz or some similar material, and the filtrate led to settling tanks.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various