Definition of Filtrate. Meaning of Filtrate. Synonyms of Filtrate

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Definition of Filtrate

Filtrate
Filtrate Fil"trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Filtrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Filtrating. ] [Cf. LL. filtrare. See Filter.] To filter; to defecate; as liquid, by straining or percolation. --Arbuthnot.
Filtrate
Filtrate Fil"trate, n. That which has been filtered; the liquid which has passed through the filter in the process of filtration.

Meaning of Filtrate from wikipedia

- described as oversize and the fluid that p****es through is called the filtrate. Oversize particles may form a filter cake on top of the filter and may...
- ultrafiltered through several layers, resulting in what is known as the filtrate. The filtrate next moves to the renal tubule, where it is further processed to...
- barrier, which yields its filtrate of water and soluble substances to a cup-like sac known as Bowman's capsule. The filtrate then enters the renal tubule...
- the filtrate by secreting hydrogen ions (acid) into the tubule and reabsorbing approximately 80% of the filtered bicarbonate. Fluid in the filtrate entering...
- amount of filtrate produced every minute is called the glomerular filtration rate or GFR and amounts to 180 litres per day. About 99% of this filtrate is reabsorbed...
- convergence with other tubules. The "cortical collecting ducts" receive filtrate from multiple initial collecting tubules and descend into the renal medulla...
- cell permeability increases osmolality and thus water retention in the filtrate. It was previously believed that the primary mechanism of osmotic diuretics...
- physiology, ultrafiltration occurs at the barrier between the blood and the filtrate in the glomerular capsule (Bowman's capsule) in the kidneys. As in nonbiological...
- "capsular space")—Between the visceral and parietal layers, into which the filtrate enters after p****ing through the filtration slits. Visceral layer—Lies...
- capsule surrounds each glomerulus, and collects the filtrate that the glomerulus forms. The filtrate contains waste products (e.g. urea), electrolytes (e...