filtration
noun
fil·tra·tion
fil-ˈtrā-shən 
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No fining or filtration is used to make wines and grapes are exposed to indigenous rather than commercial yeasts.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
It’s also outfitted with a multilayer filtration system that can capture up to 99.99 percent of pollutants and allergens, according to the brand.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Thousands of Ukrainian citizens have been illegally detained and sent to Russia, and CNN has documented cases of people who were picked up at Russian filtration points and subsequently sent to facilities thousands of miles away from Ukraine.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
This vac’s five-step filtration system is also pretty unique: The system filters dust by separating suctioned dust in the bin, then filtering the remaining finer dust through.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2025
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Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
It’s also outfitted with a multilayer filtration system that can capture up to 99.99 percent of pollutants and allergens, according to the brand.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Thousands of Ukrainian citizens have been illegally detained and sent to Russia, and CNN has documented cases of people who were picked up at Russian filtration points and subsequently sent to facilities thousands of miles away from Ukraine.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
This vac’s five-step filtration system is also pretty unique: The system filters dust by separating suctioned dust in the bin, then filtering the remaining finer dust through.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for filtration
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“Filtration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filtration. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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filtration
noun
fil·tra·tion
fil-ˈtrā-shən
: the act or process of filtering
Medical Definition
filtration
noun
fil·tra·tion
fil-ˈtrā-shən
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