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

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

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

In the loop of Henle, the filtrate continues to exchange solutes and water with the renal medulla and the peritubular capillary network.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Pour the filtrate into a separatory funnel, add an equal volume of ether and two volumes of water.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred