filterabilˈity or filtrabilˈity noun

filˈterable or filˈtrable adjective

1. Able to pass through a filter (see filter-passer below)
2. Capable of being filtered

filˈtrate transitive verb and intransitive verb

To filter or percolate

A filtered liquid

filtrāˈtion noun

(an) act or process of filtering

filter bed noun

A bed of sand, gravel, clinker, etc used for filtering water or sewage

filter cake noun

A mass of material trapped by a filter

filter coffee noun

Coffee made by allowing water to pass through a filter paper containing ground coffee

filˈter-feeder noun

An aquatic animal that filters its food from the water

filˈter-feeding noun

filter paper noun

Porous paper for use in filtering

filˈter-passer or filterable virus noun

Terms used formerly for a virus in the sense of submicroscopic disease agent

filter tip noun

A cigarette with a filter at the mouth end, to reduce the smoker's ingestion of impurities

filˈter-tippedˈ adjective