filtrate

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

By the time the filtrate reaches the DCT, most of the urine and solutes have been reabsorbed.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Additionally, the loop of Henle invades the renal medulla, which is naturally high in salt concentration and tends to absorb water from the renal tubule and concentrate the filtrate.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Because salt but not water is lost, the filtrate becomes more dilute as it travels up the limb.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

This fact indicates that the infectious principle is not in solution, but is an organism withheld from the filtrate by the filter.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry