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

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

Second, the filtrate is collected in the renal tubules.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

As the filtrate passes down the tubules, nutrients and other solutes are reabsorbed by capillaries.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The filtrate was bottled and stored at 2°C. In the early stages of this investigation clarification of the formolized extract was accomplished by the same sort of filtration.

From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.