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
Absorption of water from the filtrate would decrease, indicated by decreased loss of water in the descending loop of Henle, increased solute secretion into the distal tubule, and decreased water absorbtion in the collecting duct.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Second, the filtrate is collected in the renal tubules.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The filtrate coming out of the kidneys is called urine.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Return the filtrate and washings to the dish, evaporate the water, and carefully ignite without fusion.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by E. G. Thomssen
The desire for blast-proof walls, filtrated air and water, and composting toilets is deeply embedded in the national psyche.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 6, 2017
The wort thus prepared, the liquor is filtrated, in order to separate it from the grain, and then boiled until reduced to one half, in order to concentrate it to the degree of strength desired.
He sat at his desk with the scanty light, which filtrated between the curtains, immediately behind him, his ungainly form with the high shoulders and mop-like, shaggy hair half swallowed up by the surrounding gloom.
From Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
This was not acting, but the flashing of a stream where the sunshine reached to its bed; was filtrated through pure, sweet waters.
From Jessamine A Novel by Marion Harland
When the substance is in larger quantity, it may be lixiviated in a kettle of boiling water, and filtrated through paper supported by cloth in the wooden frame, Pl.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Antoine Lavoisier
“That part of the equation, our relationship to nature, is over. But they have a more important job to do – and that’s filtrating water, providing habitat for other animals and building the ecosystem.”
From The Guardian ● Nov. 17, 2016
Under the new plan, Marines equipped with borrowed helicopters will try to move fast and throw cordons around North Vietnamese in filtrating the area.
From Time Magazine Archive
In experiments with small quantities, this operation is conveniently performed in jugs or matrasses of glass, and by filtrating the liquor through paper in a glass funnel.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Antoine Lavoisier
While he was speculating as to whether this was probable, smoke began filtrating through the tops of the pines, behind the couple.
From Deerfoot in The Mountains by John Steeple Davis
We met with several ponds of salt water, which had no visible communication with the sea, and must, therefore, in all probability, be filled by the water filtrating through the sand in high tides.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Robert Kerr
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