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

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

Second, the filtrate is collected in the renal tubules.

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

The pentammine purpureo-salts are formed from the luteo-salts by loss of ammonia, or from an air slowly oxidized ammoniacal cobalt salt solution, the precipitated luteo-salt being filtered off and the filtrate boiled with concentrated acids.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various