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# filtration

noun (filtration — uncountable)

«filtration» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Filtration is the process of separating solid bits from a liquid or gas by passing it through a filter, such as paper, sand or cloth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filtration/#m1)
2. Filtration is also the cleaning of water or air by filters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filtration/#m2)

### In the lessons

A science word: in lessons on separating mixtures, filtration separates sand from water (but not dissolved salt — that needs evaporation). Water treatment plants use filtration to make water safe to drink. Phrases: filtration system, water filtration, filter paper.

### Examples

- We used filtration to separate the sand from the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filtration/#x1)
- Filtration cannot remove salt that has dissolved. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filtration/#x2)
- The water goes through sand for filtration. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filtration/#x3)
- The fish tank has a filtration system to keep the water clean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filtration/#x4)
- Coffee is made by filtration through a paper filter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filtration/#x5)
- Our kidneys do a kind of filtration of the blood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filtration/#x6)
- After filtration, the clear liquid is called the filtrate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filtration/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. Verb: filter. The liquid that passes through is the filtrate; the solid left behind is the residue. Myth: filtration alone does not make water safe — germs and dissolved substances can pass through.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «filtration» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filtration/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«filtration» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/filtration.html) on Mova free.