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单词 filterable
释义

filterable

[ fil-ter-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈfɪl tər ə bəl /

adjective

capable of being filtered.
Microbiology. capable of passing through bacteria-retaining filters.
Also filtrable.

Origin of filterable

First recorded in 1905–10; filter + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM filterable

fil·ter·a·bil·i·ty, fil·ter·a·ble·ness, nounnon·fil·ter·a·ble, adjectiveun·fil·ter·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby filterable

filosus, filovirus, fils, filt., filter, filterable, filterable virus, filter bed, filter bubble, filter cake, filter factor
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Example sentences from the Web for filterable

  • The term virus or filterable virus is likewise applied to these ultramicroscopic and filterable agents.

    The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield Morrey
  • The disease so produced is not contagious, and the contagious element seems to be due to the filterable virus.

    Disease and Its Causes|William Thomas Councilman

British Dictionary definitions for filterable

filterable

filtrable (ˈfɪltrəbəl)

/ (ˈfɪltərəbəl) /

adjective

capable of being filtered
(of most viruses and certain bacteria) capable of passing through the pores of a fine filter

Derived forms of filterable

filterability or filterableness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for filterable

filterable
[ fĭltər-ə-bəl, fĭltrə- ]

adj.

Relating to smaller viruses and some bacteria capable of passing through a fine-pored filter.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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