filtration Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium
  2. noun the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter

WordNet

Fil*tra"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. filtration.
Definitions
  1. The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.

Webster 1913