filtration

English Thesaurus

1. the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter (noun.act)

hypernym	:	change,
definition	:	the action of changing something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	percolation,
definition	:	the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification (noun.act)

2. the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium (noun.process)

hypernym	:	action, activity, natural action, natural process,
definition	:	a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) (noun.process)

hyponym	:	infiltration, percolation,
definition	:	the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium (noun.process)

3. the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter (noun.act)

derivation	:	filter, percolate, permeate, sink in,
definition	:	pass through (verb.contact)

derivation	:	filter, filter out, filtrate, separate out, strain,
definition	:	remove by passing through a filter (verb.contact)

4. the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium (noun.process)

derivation	:	filter, percolate, permeate, sink in,
definition	:	pass through (verb.contact)

derivation	:	filter, filter out, filtrate, separate out, strain,
definition	:	remove by passing through a filter (verb.contact)

5. the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter (noun.act)

derivation	:	filter, percolate, permeate, sink in,
definition	:	pass through (verb.contact)

derivation	:	filter, filter out, filtrate, separate out, strain,
definition	:	remove by passing through a filter (verb.contact)

6. the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium (noun.process)

derivation	:	filter, percolate, permeate, sink in,
definition	:	pass through (verb.contact)

derivation	:	filter, filter out, filtrate, separate out, strain,
definition	:	remove by passing through a filter (verb.contact)